Children's Rights: What Children Think about them

1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 2-5
Author(s):  
Mary Nixon ◽  
Fatimah Haron
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Young People ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Children And Young Adults ◽  
Children’S Views ◽  
The Right

AbstractChild abuse and neglect can be thought of as violations of children's rights. Declarations of children's rights have been formulated by adults; they are intended to be internationally valid, but little attempt has been made to find out what children themselves think about their rights, in any country.This study compared the views of Malaysian children and young adults with those of Australians. In both countries the right to love, affection and understanding ranked highly. Few children ranked highly their rights to freedom from fear of harm, or to protection; young adults ranked them more highly than the children. Most young people perceived schools as holding views very different from their own on children's rights. If schools are to perform a useful function in preventing abuse and neglect, children's views of schools may need to change, perhaps through changes in the schools.

scholarly journals Children’s Views on Children’s Rights: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 835-871
Author(s):  
Nicola Fairhall ◽  
Kevin Woods
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Children’S Views ◽  
Broad Level

Abstract Children’s rights are set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This systematic literature review aimed to investigate children’s views of children’s rights, at a broad level. Nine papers were included, from a range of countries and contexts. They all accessed the views of children and young people (aged up to 18 years). A content analysis was carried out using a recursive process of hybrid aggregative-configurative synthesis, and themes within children’s views and factors that may affect these were identified. These were ‘awareness of rights’, ‘value placed on (importance of) rights’, ‘impact of having/not having rights fulfilled’, ‘realisation and respect of rights’, ‘equality of rights’, ‘identifying and categorising of rights’, and ‘factors that may affect children’s views’. These were developed into a progression of rights realisation and implications for practice and further research were considered.

scholarly journals Children’s Rights to Education – Where is the Weight for Children’s Views?

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-60
Author(s):  
Liam Cairns ◽  
Seamus Byrne ◽  
John M. Davis ◽  
Robert Johnson ◽  
Kristina Konstantoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Investment Fund ◽  
The North ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
Children’S Views ◽  
The University

This paper analyses the views and preferences of children and young people who experience barriers when attempting to engage with schools and schooling. It specifically considers processes of formal and informal exclusion and the manner in which “stigmatised” children are treated within a system where attendance to children’s rights is, at best, sketchy and at worst – downright discriminatory. The paper poses a number of critical questions concerning the extent to which the views of children are given due weight in decision-making processes in schools, whether the background a child comes from affects the way school staff listen to them and whether school rules act as a barrier or enabler for children’s rights. In turn, these questions are related to what educational processes might look like that place due weight on the views of children, what cultures create barriers to listening in practice, and what we can learn from children’s overall experiences. The paper presents findings from a participatory empirical peer research project (funded by a Carnegie Research Incentive Grant and the University of Edinburgh Challenge Investment Fund), conducted with and by young people in schools in Scotland and the north of England. This paper is innovative as it is the product of collaborative working between academics at the University of Edinburgh, staff at Investing in Children and the young researchers who co-authored this article for publication.

scholarly journals Safe from Harm: Development of Online Child Protection Training for Scouts New Zealand

2021 ◽  
pp. 384-391
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Asbury ◽  
Emma Addington ◽  
George Orsborn ◽  
John Williams
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Young People ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Child Death ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Youth Protection ◽  
Abuse And Neglect

Introduction: SCOUTS New Zealand place paramount importance on keeping young people safe from harm. New Zealand (NZ) has one of the highest rates of child abuse and child death by maltreatment in the developed world. SCOUTS NZ engage with 14,500 children and young people, supported by 4,500 adult volunteers in 340 locations across New Zealand. SCOUTS wanted to inform and educate all their members about the importance of child protection (CP), while managing the challenges of a geographically disparate population through online learning.Method: “Introduction to Child and Youth Protection” module was created collaboratively with SCOUTS NZ and online educators at Whitireia NZ. The aim was to provide an accessible, evidence based, self-paced online module illustrating the realities of child abuse and neglect in NZ, while enabling the participants to understand the role of SCOUTS NZ in child and youth protection. The module was developed using “Articulate Storyline”, peer reviewed by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) working in Youth Development and Social Work, and evaluated using the Kirkpatrick framework.Results: 1102 SCOUTS leaders and volunteers have completed the CP module and evaluation to date. Significant improvements in the learning outcomes “Understanding the realities of child abuse and neglect in NZ” (5.32 ± 1.35 vs. 6.26 ± 0.79, p  0.001), “Understanding the importance of child and youth protection in NZ” (5.99 ± 1.13 vs. 6.51 ± 0.71, p  0.001) and “Understanding the role of SCOUTS in child protection” (5.74 ± 1.22 vs. 6.46 ± 0.79, p  0.001) were found on completion of the module. Participants found the module engaging (95%), useful (97%), applicable (99%) and relevant to their role (99%).Conclusion: By using tailored, appropriate content, emotive topics can be addressed through online learning, as this successful collaboration has demonstrated.

scholarly journals Effect of child abuse and neglect on risk behaviors in inner-city minority female adolescents and young adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 104347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Diaz ◽  
Viswanathan Shankar ◽  
Anne Nucci-Sack ◽  
Lourdes Oriana Linares ◽  
Anthony Salandy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Abuse And Neglect

scholarly journals When is Enough Enough? The Burgeoning Cost of Child Protection Services

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Ainsworth ◽  
Patricia Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Young People ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Vulnerable Families ◽  
Abuse And Neglect

The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that at 31 December 2011 there were 5,098,694 children and young people in Australia under the age of 18 years, while for the period 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's report on child protection indicates that there were 48,420 substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect in Australia. The likelihood is that almost 95 (94.96) per cent of Australian children and young people were not abused or neglected in that period; and this is a cause for national celebration. These figures are good reason to praise the parents and caregivers of the 5,050,274 children who were not abused or neglected. We argue that there is a need for an emphasis in the political debate about child protection that focuses on children who are not abused, in order for the issue of child abuse and neglect to be placed in proper perspective. The lack of perspective in the current dialogue simply results in an unending demand for more resources for detection-focused services. Instead, there has to be increased emphasis on preventative services for vulnerable families who fail to meet community child-rearing standards. These exacting standards of parenting can only be achieved through parent education and the provision of intensive and extensive family support services, combined with sensitive monitoring of at-risk families. Accordingly, this article is written in a dissenting voice.

‘Let's talk about sex’: balancing children's rights and parental responsibilities

Legal Studies ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Cumper
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
The State ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Central Thesis ◽  
Comprehensive Sex Education ◽  
The Right

Although sex education lessons have been provided in our schools for many years, concerns about the sexual health and practices of the nation's youth remain centre stage. In recent years, a number of initiatives have been introduced, with varying degrees of success, to increase young people's awareness of sexual matters and to reduce the high number of unplanned teenage pregnancies. One particularly controversial idea is that parents should be divested of the right to withdraw their children from sex education classes. In this paper, I consider the implications of this proposal, paying special attention to the response of those conservative religious organisations most likely to oppose it. My central thesis is that, while the state should be careful not to ride rough-shod over the wishes of parents in what is an extremely emotive area, the interests of the child are paramount and all young people in maintained secondary schools should have access to comprehensive sex education programmes.

scholarly journals Representation of Children’s Views in Finnish Newspaper Media Across Three Decades

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marleena Mustola ◽  
Eija Sevón ◽  
Maarit Alasuutari
Keyword(s):  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Thirtieth Anniversary ◽  
Public Actor ◽  
The Media ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Children’S Views ◽  
The Right

As the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) celebrates its thirtieth anniversary,it is relevant to explore how understandings of children’s rights have appeared duringthese three decades. As a key public actor in society, the media provides an interesting field inwhich to study the salience of children’s rights in societal and public discussions. Thus, in this article,we examine how children’s views are represented in «Helsingin Sanomat», the main nationalnewspaper of Finland, in 1997, 2007, and 2017. This examination is based on articles 12 and 13of the UNCRC, where it is stated that children have the right to express themselves in all mattersaffecting them. The data collection for this article was based on a systematic random samplingmethod of these issues in the years mentioned above, and a systematic content analysis was alsoapplied. The results show that, somewhat surprisingly, in 2017, less than a third of news storiesconcerning childhood and children reported children’s views on the matter, while in 2007, almosthalf of news stories reported on children’s views. Based on the data, it appears that macro-levelissues remained within adults’ sphere of discussion during these years.

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