Lauren Child: ‘We should let children dawdle and dream’

The new children’s laureate on why society is too goal-oriented and how she plans to use her role to encourage youngsters to develop their creativity by ‘just having a go’

Children are often told what’s good for them, but the advice of the new children’s laureate may take them by surprise. Lauren Child, speaking for the first time since her investiture in Hull this summer, has a simple message: just stare into space.

In an age of prescriptive talk about targets and aspirations, Child, the creator of Charlie and Lola, plans to make a stand against the theorising and goal-setting during her two-year tenure.

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from Children | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2eVKzub