These perceived links between dirty partisan politics, which has dominated the first three years of democratic transition, has had a substantial negative impact on children’s participation in civil society. The most potent displays of these party-political conflicts have taken place in the Majlis where Members have been known to use filthy language and have also broken into physical fights on several occasions. Television stations have broadcast these debates live on television throughout the day, when young children would have been watching. One of the most negative affects of the behaviour of the MPs, beamed into homes across the country, has been that it is copied and emulated by children and society in general. According to one participant in the discussions, there have been occasions when parents have told their children to hit back if they are themselves hit: “That’s what they do in the Majlis.” As discussed in the Outcomes of Children’s Focus Groups, teachers have been known to accuse children behaving badly in class of ‘behaving like Majlis’. Children’s interest in getting involved in civil society activities that have not been sponsored by or pre-approved by schools themselves is frowned upon by parents and banned by some schools as a result. 50