Because I Said So: Why society is childist and how breaking the cycle of discrimination towards children can change the world

Society is making great strides in increasing awareness of oppression and injustice, but one group remains mistreated: children.
Commonly recommended parenting and discipline methods treat children in ways that would cause uproar if adults were treated similarly. Children's needs and feelings are frequently dismissed and ignored by adults. Children are taught to blindly obey adults in the name of 'respect', although respect is so rarely shown to them.