40.Laws for children are good things.One hundred years ago in some countries,children worked eighteen h(1)
a day in a factory at age seven.The factory owner could beat a child who fell sleep or was not fast enough.Both parents and teachers could do the s(2)
. Today,there are many laws about children all over the world.Some people think if children do something wrong,they should be punished.Other people do not a(3)
.The Inuits or Eskimos in Alaska almost never punish their children.The parents do not beat them.If the children go too far,their parents will punish them by m(4)
fun of them. Children in other parts of the world are not as l(5)
as Eskimo children.American parents can beat their children at home,but a teacher can't beat a child in s(6)
.This is also true in Germany.Instead,in Sweden it is against the law for anyone to beat a child.Swedish parents can't beat their children.The children also have a government official who works for their rights.There is even a plan for children to leave their parents,t(7)