> Children are not stakeholders because they have no power and their opinions are irrelevant I think I see your point of view, but IMO that is too narrow a def

> Children are not stakeholders because they have no power and their opinions are irrelevant I think I see your point of view, but IMO that is too narrow a definition of "stakeholder". One of the more commonly-accepted definitions of "stakeholder", at least from a project-management standpoint, would be: "an individual, group, or organization, who may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a project" Even in my work, I tend to think of stakeholders as those who stand to lose or gain based on the outcome -- literally, those who have a stake in the outcome. Many of them are active participants, but not always. Just my 2 cents... I might be far from typical in this viewpoint.