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‘If I Tell Them Then I Can’

Ways of Relating to Adult Rules

Linköping University

This article explores how Swedish children relate to adult discussions and rules concerning children’s play and television habits. It is argued that the children interviewed are well aware of adult ideas concerning children, TV and play. In accounting for these rules, the children present themselves as regulated by adults, but also as valuable to their parents. A closer look at the accounts reveals that the children sometimes oppose the descriptions imposed on them and are able to argue against the perceived adult opinion. It is important to point out, however, that the children broadly express a trust in adults and their judgements.

Key Words: children • cultural meaning • play • rules • television

Childhood, Vol. 11, No. 1, 9-26 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0907568204040181


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