Child-phobia" is the intolerance of some adults to annoying behavior of children in enclosed spaces. In each case it will be necessary to see if the problem is of these adults, because they are too "delicate", of very slow or spoiled children, or of their parents. It is a fashion that was born a few years ago with the prohibition of the entrance to minors in places of leisure. Nowadays, "child-free spaces" are offered in all subject of commercial places. The fashion was consolidated, in part, because it is a new business nest; but, also because the current society is dystopian (it promises "happiness" to some citizens at the cost of silencing others). Children would be a hindrance to a perfect society.

In certain cases, prevention against children seems understandable. For example, do diners in a restaurant have to put up with unknown children running between the tables and playing with a ball, while their parents turn a blind eye? Parents of previous generations went everywhere with their children without any problems of coexistence. The children arrived with the lesson learned: "anyone who moves doesn't get his picture taken". Some venues do not prohibit the entrance of potential problem children, but a written warning is given to their parents. Sign at entrance of a Spanish restaurant:

"notice. We ask those customers who come with children with no manners, to keep them under control while in this place, so that they do not disturb others with running, pushing, shouting, etc.. You are in a restaurant, not a park or playground. We understand that children are restless, but you understand that the rest of us want to be quiet and do not have to suffer the little or no Education that you give to your children. Thank you very much on behalf of the rest of the customers and staff of the establishment."

This description uncovers the existence of another fad: that of "parent-phobia" (intolerance towards permissive parents).

These behaviors of children are often attributed to errors in the family Education , but this factor does not explain all cases. Lately, much importance is given to a predisposition of character that would clarify why in the same family only one of the children is antisocial. These are children with an absence of attachment, with emotional insensitivity and lack of empathy, which makes it difficult for them to have feelings of guilt.

 A second possible cause of misbehaviors: children are affected by the "syndrome of the emperor child", a nowadays frequent phenomenon characterized by the domination over their parents, in some cases even mistreating them by word or deed. It is the consequence of successive cessions due to lack of authority. This is the opinion of the experienced psychologist, Javier Urra:

"The child, in many homes, has become the dominator of the house; he watches what he wants on television and eats to his heart's content. Any change that implies his loss of power leads to tensions in family life; the child knows that tantrums and crying serve to get his goal. They are capricious, spoiled children, without rules, who impose their desires on parents who do not know how to say no. Emotional hardness grows, and the child's emotional hardness increases. Emotional hardness grows, tyranny is learned, if limits are not set". (In Rev. Psychologies, no. 6)

Tyrant children" are, nowadays, a "mine" for humorists. For example, a cartoon by Forges describes the dialogue between a child psychologist and the parents of a child who accompanies them wielding a hammer. They have order committee to guide the son for being "a little bit naughty":

-Scientifically evaluated the status, I am inclined to remove the hammer.

-And we won't create a trauma?           

-No, no, silly bean, no. (1)

Permissivism educational often takes root in parents who pretend to be "modern". Setting limits on children's behavior would oppose the development of "spontaneous behavior" and damage their self-esteem. It is also frequent in absentee fathers who try to compensate for their lack of dedication to the family.

The pediatrician A. Naouri criticized the permissive pedagogy according to which parents should not deny anything to their children in order to avoid frustration. He declared himself an advocate of early frustration of children, since it has value educational and preventive power.

It is not about great frustrations. The child who was frustrated more than once by not being able to consume the whole jar of jam in one sitting is unlikely to become a tyrant child.

(1). "Tonto l'haba" is an apocope of "tonto del haba", a colloquial expletive also spelled "tontolaba".