ED Project: 2nd Post

I was especially intrigued by this topic after hearing about superstitions presentation and how many really believed in what they heard. Just thinking about how different life must have been for those in the past, such as their stories, living through so many different issues such as a monarchy, the crusades, black death. It intrigued me to find out more about how the children of the Middle Ages (specifically London) would go about their lives and if they had different priorities when growing up. Based on the culture and importance of chivalry, I was intrigued to find out more about the development of children of the Middle Ages. Especially if  whether or not they had time to just be a kid, or they would have to get to work as soon as they were able to? One article that I found very interesting was about the coming of age for children especially during the middle ages. Since mortality rates were really high, children did not have such a long childhood because it was a fast transition into adolescence/adulthood.
This article helped me consider the societal implications of the child.

http://www.academia.edu/322247/Coming_of_Age_and_the_Family_In_Medieval_England

These are the main topics that I will be covering for my my presentation:
-Birth and Baptism
- Infancy
-Mortality
-Child's Play
-Child's Eduaction
-Transition to Adolescence
- Apprenticeship

It is still work in progress so I am trying to see if I should input more. :)