Discussion board drafts

Does childhood matter?
No, childhood should not matter more than adulthood or any other human development stages. Everyone must grow up, including politicians. 
Children are resilient and can often overcome some problems related to physical abuse, neglect, separation from parents, mentally ill parents and inadequate parenting. When should society intervene to protect children?
Societal intervention should be the last resort to the protection of children.  It cost so much taxpayers' money to take care of anybody's child. Minors who have become resilient and were able to overcome problems related to parental neglect or inadequate parenting should probably be offered a chance to be emancipated. It's the parents who never grew up who needs societal intervention such as correctional facilities.
Should we all speak up and object when we see parents verbally abusing their children in supermarkets, restaurants, or parks?  What if they are physically abusive?
I would rather not say anything if I hear an adult who probably be the parent using adult language to a child. The cussing and swearing may be the regular language in the household. If the child uses in school the profanities he or she learned at home,  that's probably the time the teacher or any adult within hearing distance should speak up. If I see an adult who is probably the parent, smacking a child in a supermarket, I'll look the other way. But if I see an adult, probably the parent, strangling a child in a supermarket, I would definitely call the police.