Childhood in Focus: The Importance of Discussing This Phenomenon in the Context of Public Policies

The chapter comments on the understanding of childhood as a cultural condition as they have been studied by the tandem students in Brazil. The true understanding of development as a bio-psycho-social process also brings consequences to the way school and social workers adapt their methodologies and system of values. The fresh intercultural look of young researchers can provide hints for public policies for childhood that respect them as such, not subjugating them to the adult world while ignoring the psychological and cultural experiences of children.