chid rights - christian perspective
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Being small is Rightful too
Now, Just Imagine YOURSELF As This!!!!
You could be…
*A GIRL or a BOY* A small BABY or a TEEN* RICH or POOR * A Hindu or a Muslim, Sikh or Christian* Born to a BUSINESSMAN or a FARMER* Dark skinned, or white or brown all over* Needing special things - like a
wheelchair, or hearing aids * Needing special things - like a
wheelchair, or hearing aids * In any situation that’s
completely different from everyone else
IT DOESN’T MATTER!
If you are below 18,you are a CHILD,
as important as any other child!!!
DO
CH
ILD
REN
CH
ILD
REN
RIGHTS?
Can you tell which of these are
RIGHTs and which are not?in each pair choose one
Food OR Ice Cream
To be protected from ever falling sickOR
To be protected from ever getting kidnapped
To share my opinions OR To do whatever I want
To be protected from ever getting kidnapped
Personal computer OR Education
How did you know?Because as a child, you instinctively know that RIGHTS are…
UNIVERSALINTRINSICESSENTIALINTRINSICESSENTIALINTERRELATED
LINKED TORESPONSIBILITIES
UNIVERSALEvery CHILD deserves the same which is
FOOD, CLOTHING and SHELTER.
INTRINSICRights belong to you. They are inside of you, no matter
what circumstances you are in. They are INBORN.
ESSENTIALNo one can/should have to do without rights.
Our rights help us live full lives.
INTERRELATED TO EACHOTHER Right to Protection is related to Health. Right to Health is related to
Education. Right to Education is related to Employment. Right to be
Employed is related to Expression, and so on.
LINKED TO RESPONSIBILITIESAdults are responsible for giving children their rights,
parents, neighbors, relatives, society, government, etc.
But what are they?
Right to SURVIVAL
To LIVE,
To get good HEALTH CARE,
To get nutritious FOOD regularly,regularly,
To have a NAME, your own identity, and,
To have a NATIONALITY -belong to a country that will
care for you.
Right to PROTECTION
To have a family that will protect you,
To be safe from every harm- physical or mental, and,
To have your own privacy.
Right to DEVELOPMENT
To be Educated,To have REST and LEISURE, and,
To be a part of RECREATION.
Right to PARTICIPATION
To EXPRESS yourself freely, To choose your own set of BELIEFS,
To KNOW about things related to your life,To be a MEMBER of associations, and,
To enjoy your own CULTURE.
WOULD YOU WANT TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR
CHILDREN, TODAY?
Take this pledge in upholding
Children’s Rights.
I, _________your name_____, hereby pledge to
• Appreciate childhood as a unique and valuable stage of the human life
cycle;
• Appreciate and support the close ties between the child and family;
• Recognize that children are best understood and supported in the
context of family, culture, community, and society;
• Respect the dignity, worth, and uniqueness of each individual (child,
family member, and colleague);
• Help children and adults achieve their full potential in the context of • Help children and adults achieve their full potential in the context of
relationships that are based on trust, respect, and positive regard;
• Make sure that all children have the Right to Survival, Protection,
Development and Participation, as enlisted by United Nations in 1989;
• Recognize that all children and young people, have the right to freedom
from abuse;
• Respond swiftly and appropriately to all suspicions or allegations of
abuse, by providing parents and children with the opportunity to voice
any concerns they may have; and
• Believe that all Children are made in the Image of God.
“Watch your children, they become your thoughts.
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny." FRANK OUTLAW