Table 3.

Proposed list of interests that should be evaluated when making decisions for children (adapted from Malek⁷⁴)

#	Proposed interest
1	Life: To live and to anticipate a life of normal human length.
2	Health and healthcare: To have good health and protection from pain, injury, and illness. To have access to medical care.
3	Basic needs: To have an adequate standard of living, especially to be adequately nourished and sheltered.
4	Protection from neglect and abuse: To be protected from physical or mental abuse, neglect, exploitation, and exposure to dangerous environments. To be secure that they will be safe and cared for.
5	Emotional development: To experience emotion and have appropriate emotional development.
6	Play and pleasure: To play, rest, and enjoy recreational activities. To have pleasurable experiences.
7	Education and cognitive development: To have an education that includes information from diverse sources. To have the ability to learn, think, imagine, and reason.
8	Expression and communication: To have the ability to express themselves and to communicate thoughts and feelings.
9	Interaction: To interact with and care for others and the world around them. To have secure, empathetic, intimate, and consistent relationships with others.
10	Parental relationship: To know and interact with their parents.
11	Identity: To have an identity and connection to their culture. To be protected from discrimination.
12	Sense of self: To have a sense of self, self-worth, and self-respect.
13	Autonomy: To have the ability to influence the course of their lives. To act intentionally and with self discipline. To reflect on the direction and meaning of their lives. To have “future autonomy” protected by having future options and opportunities kept open.