There are several individuals who have generated information about the rights of children. Here is one of my favorites:
A Child’s Bill of Rights by Fred M. Fariss
I have a right to live rather than exist. I have a right to personhood rather than being an object of possession. I have a right to equality with every other human being regardless of age. I have a right to be respected with regard to my own worth. I have a right to be uniquely myself with my own identity. I have a right to speak my thoughts and feelings, and to be heard. I have a right to ask “why” and to receive answers. I have a right to receive discipline without hollering, discounts and putdowns. I have a right to be encouraged to grow to maturity at my own pace. I have a right to be free from physical harm at the hands of resentful people. I have a right to be loved for being me. I have a right, with valid guidance, to think for myself, and make decisions. I have a right to be responsible for myself. I have a right to feel joy, happiness, sorrow, bereavement and pain. I have a right to be a winner. I have a right to care and be cared for, to nurture and be nurtured, to give and to receive. I have a right to form my own convictions, beliefs and standards. I have a right to know and experience personal freedom. I have a right to my own body, mind and soul, and to use them in a sharing experience. I have a right to recognize and accept the rights of others regarding their Bill of Rights.
Good Luck! Marion Witte, Author and Child Advocate Angel Heart Foundation www.angelheartfoundation.org
There are several individuals who have generated information about the rights of children. Here is one of my favorites:
ReplyDeleteA Child’s Bill of Rights
by Fred M. Fariss
I have a right to live rather than exist.
I have a right to personhood rather than being an object of possession.
I have a right to equality with every other human being regardless of age.
I have a right to be respected with regard to my own worth.
I have a right to be uniquely myself with my own identity.
I have a right to speak my thoughts and feelings, and to be heard.
I have a right to ask “why” and to receive answers.
I have a right to receive discipline without hollering, discounts and putdowns.
I have a right to be encouraged to grow to maturity at my own pace.
I have a right to be free from physical harm at the hands of resentful people.
I have a right to be loved for being me.
I have a right, with valid guidance, to think for myself, and make decisions.
I have a right to be responsible for myself.
I have a right to feel joy, happiness, sorrow, bereavement and pain.
I have a right to be a winner.
I have a right to care and be cared for, to nurture and be nurtured, to give and to receive.
I have a right to form my own convictions, beliefs and standards.
I have a right to know and experience personal freedom.
I have a right to my own body, mind and soul, and to use them in a sharing experience.
I have a right to recognize and accept the rights of others regarding their Bill of Rights.
Good Luck!
Marion Witte, Author and Child Advocate
Angel Heart Foundation
www.angelheartfoundation.org