Lose the clowns. Please!
Adults deciding what kids
want.
Decorating children’s wards with paintings of clowns to create a nurturing atmosphere could backfire, research suggests.
A University of Sheffield study of more than 250 children, aged four to 16, found the images were widely disliked…
Researcher Dr Penny Curtis said: “As adults we make assumptions about what works for children.
“We found that clowns are universally disliked by children. Some found them quite frightening and unknowable.”
“Children are much more happy with things stuck on the wall that have some sort of personal relevance for them, not images that are foisted upon them by adults.”
Adults choose clowns for lots of tasks - don’t we?
Maybe the kids are right?
Posted: Fri - January 18, 2008 at 05:38 AM