“…This predominant understanding of children—as opposed to adults—is interlinked with several ideas about children as incompetent, unaware, passive, and vulnerable. In line with this view, the child is seen foremost as a developmental being and one in the process of socialization, a person in the making, a future adult, and, therefore, “not yet” a fully competent and active member of society (e.g., Hasselhorn et al, 2015). This widespread scientific perspective on children—and its equivalent in broader societal contexts—has already been criticized extensively from a Childhood Studies perspective (e.g., Betz, 2013; Bühler-Niederberger & Sünker, 2009; Esser, Baader, Betz, & Hungerland, 2016) and will therefore not be discussed here in detail.…”