A child's view: two stories from different realities
Kids may be small, but that doesn't mean their emotions are. A sense of injustice and a desire to be heard — those feelings can be very big.
We listen to our children, but for the most part we try to shield them from taking on too much of life's emotional strains. But for some kids, adult pressures and concerns are all too real.
Our stories today come from two completely different realities, on opposite sides of the globe. It seems impossible to draw any parallels between them, but both deal with children who want to be heard and deserve to be taken seriously.
A Room of One's Own
Meet Fay and Sophie, ages 7 and 9. These girls share a room, but their idea of bedroom etiquette is pretty different. Sophie is very tidy, and Fay ... not so much. They're good at sharing a lot of things — like clothes and toys — but there is one thing they say shouldn't be shared: they desperately want their own room.
For almost a year these two have waged a relentless campaign to break free of their shared living accommodation. And when nothing seemed to be shifting their parents minds, they took this battle to the next level ... and put pencil to paper.
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And No Play
The streets of Beirut are bustling more than usual these days ... a steady stream of refugees are arriving into the city. They are people fleeing the conflict in Syria and children are among those looking for a life free from fear and conflict. UNICEF estimates more than half of Syrian refugees are just kids. Two of them are Mohamed and Moussa, and this is their story.
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