Play, playwork and wellbeing

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nic Matthews ◽  
Hilary Smith ◽  
Denise Hill ◽  
Lindsey Kilgour
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Cross Sectional Studies ◽  
Children’S Voices ◽  
The Right

This chapter presents an overview of the literature on childhood wellbeing which is characterised by large scale, cross-sectional studies. However, Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), states that children have the right to express their own opinion on matters pertaining to them. Participatory research techniques and creative methodologies have the potential to put children’s voices at the centre of enquiries into childhood. Creative methods help children narrate their lived experience. This chapter sets out one element of a twelve month participatory research project in which the authors worked with a group of play rangers. Using drawings and photo elicitation, the play rangers engaged the children attending the play settings in informal discussions regarding their experience of being involved in outdoor play. Consideration was given to how these experiences support and contribute to the domains of wellbeing identified within a developmental assets framework.

scholarly journals Disrupting Notions of 'Choice': Missteps in Ontario’s COVID-19 Back-to-School Plan

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-111
Author(s):  
Sydney Chapados
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Return To School ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Government ◽  
Children’S Voices ◽  
The Right

When schools shut down in Ontario during the COVID-19 Pandemic, many voices chimed in to discuss where children should be. However, children’s voices were largely missing from these discussions by virtue of being excluded by those in charge. Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), children are granted the right to express themselves, have that expression be taken seriously, and to be given information on matters that concern them. By conducting an analysis of the Ontario Government’s Back-to-School Plan and announcements, I argue that the developmental and economic framing of the decision to return to school denied children their expression rights guaranteed under the UN-CRC. The Ontario Government missed a vital opportunity to value children as full human beings with integral experiences. I conclude by arguing that it is imperative that the Government commits to using a rights-respecting approach to all policy and programming with potential to impact children or childhood.

ADOLESCENTS’ RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE DURING STATUTORY INTERVENTION

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-41
Author(s):  
Rina Delport ◽  
Gloudien Spies
Keyword(s):  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Welfare Of The Child ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
African Charter ◽  
Children’S Voices ◽  
The Right

Social work practice remains concerned about the widespread human rights abuses and the exclusion of children’s voices during statutory intervention. As stipulated by The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1994), confirmed by The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1999) and the Children’s Act (Section 10, 38 of 2005), it is of paramount importance that the child, which includes the adolescent, must experience freedom of expression as well as the right to be heard during statutory proceedings. However, it is argued that despite the national and international focus on the importance of child participation, the question remains if children do understand and receive the opportunity to participate in practise. This article reflects on adolescents’ understanding and experiences of their right to participate during statutory intervention.

scholarly journals Access and the non-custodial parent in the Republic of Ireland

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-215
Author(s):  
Anne Egan
Keyword(s):  
Best Interests ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Custodial Parent ◽  
Bona Fide ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Custodial Parents ◽  
The Right

Maintaining a relationship between parents and children following the breakdown of a marriage or relationship can be fraught with difficulties, particularly where acrimony exists between parents. This article explores the right of a non-custodial parent to have access to their child under Irish law and discusses the results of an interview-based study undertaken by the author using qualitative research methods. The interviewees in the study included practitioners as well as separated, divorced and unmarried fathers and mothers who outlined their views on access and the study found that the majority of non-custodial parents had some level of access to their child. The article further outlines the author’s experience of successfully applying to attend family court as a bona fide researcher and discusses some of the results of observations in those courts which reinforced the results of the interview-based study. Article 9(3) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) states that in the event of separation of parents, it is the right of the child to maintain personal relations and contact with both parents. Article 7(1) of the Convention further supports the right of a child to be cared for by his or her parents. These articles have proved useful for fathers’ rights campaigners who advocate that they should have more contact with their children post-separation. The Convention, however, while ratified by Ireland, has not yet been incorporated into Irish law. The article concludes by examining whether the incorporation of the Convention would advance the rights of Irish children to maintain a relationship with their parents, unless such a relationship would be contrary to the children’s best interests. In light of this, this article examines the proposed wording of the Constitutional Referendum on Children which was published in early 2010 and assesses what impact the passing of such a referendum would have on children’s rights in Ireland.

scholarly journals Skipan talsmanns fyrir börn – grundvöllur ákvörðunar og framkvæmd

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-332
Author(s):  
Hrefna Friðriksdóttir ◽  
Hafdís Gísladóttir
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Democratic Society ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The Status ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Child Friendly ◽  
The Right ◽  
International Instruments

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the rights of children in various justice systems. The interpretation of international instruments, such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child legalized in Iceland as law 19/2013, places a strong emphasis on strengthening the status of the child. The concept of child-friendly justice has emerged reflecting a vision of a justice system that has adapted to the interests and needs of children. A key element is ensuring the right of the child to participate, building on the notion that participation actively promotes their citizenship in a democratic society. The complexity of child protection cases makes it imperative to ensure that children get the assistance they need to communicate and be able to influence procedures. This article discusses the development of provisions in child protection laws on the appointment of spokespersons for children and represents the findings of a study done on such appointments with various child protection committees. The main results of this research indicate that the development of the law has been positive. The enforcement does not however reflect these develpments and there is a lack of formality, assessment and satisfactory argumentation.

Art.7 Children with Disabilities

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bantekas Ilias
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
General Welfare ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The Right

This chapter examines Article 7 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The first instrument to specifically address the rights of children with disabilities was the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).The CRC recognizes four key guiding principles that permeate our understanding and construction of all pertinent rights related to children. These principles are: a) the best interests of the child (Article 3 CRC); b) respect for the views of the child (Article 12 CRC); c) the right to life, survival, and development (Article 6 CRC); and d) non-discrimination (Article 2 CRC). The CRC was also the first instrument specifically to address the rights of children with disabilities, particularly in Article 2(1) (non-discrimination) and Article 23 (general welfare for disabled children). However, Article 7 CRPD and other children-related rights in the CRPD (eg Article 23) constitute a significant improvement to Article 23 CRC.

scholarly journals African Physician Migration to High-Income Nations: Diverse Motives to Emigrate ("We Are not Florence Nightingale") or Stay in Africa ("There Is No Place Like Home") Comment on "Doctor Retention: A Cross-sectional Study of How Ireland Has Been Losing the Battle"

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhenaten Siankam Tankwanchi ◽  
Amy Hagopian ◽  
Sten H. Vermund
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Right To Health ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Migration ◽  
The Right

Research in assessing the global and asymmetric flows of health workers in general, and international medical graduates in particular, is fraught with controversy. The complex goal of improving health status of the citizens of home nations while ensuring the right of health workers to migrate generates policy discussions and decisions that often are not adequately informed by evidence. In times of global public health crises like the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic, the need for equitable distribution and adequate training of health workers globally becomes even more pressing. Brugha et al report suboptimal training and working conditions among Irish and foreign medical doctors practicing in Ireland, while predicting large-scale outward migration. We comment on health personnel migration and retention based on our own experience in this area of research. Drawing from our examination of medical migration dynamics from sub-Saharan Africa, we argue for greater consideration of health workforce retention in research and policy related to resource-limited settings. The right to health suggests the need to retain healthcare providers whose education was typically subsidized by the home nation. The right to migrate may conflict with the right to health. Hence, a deeper understanding is needed as to healthcare worker motives based on interactions of psychosocial processes, economic and material determinants, and quality of work environments.

scholarly journals The Child’s Right to a Voice

Res Publica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Archard ◽  
Suzanne Uniacke
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Philosophical Analysis ◽  
Childhood Studies ◽  
Personal Choice ◽  
Normative Power ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Power Of Choice ◽  
The Right

AbstractThis article provides a philosophical analysis of a putative right of the child to have their expressed views considered in matters that affect them. Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 is an influential and interesting statement of that right. The article shows that the child’s ‘right to a voice’ is complex. Its complexity lies in the problem of contrasting an adult’s normative power of choice with a child’s weighted views, in the various senses in which we might consider the child’s views, and in the questions of how to weight those views and how their weighting makes a practical difference in coming to a decision. In so doing we criticise other accounts that simply regard a child’s views as having consultative value. We also make better sense of how we might weight a child’s views. The philosophical issues addressed in the article carry implications for how we might understand Article 12 that are not satisfactorily identified and addressed in the voluminous literature on Article 12 within childhood studies. These issues also have implications for how we might understand the distinction between adults and children in respect of powers of personal choice. We conclude by emphasising the importance and value of the right that Article 12 seeks to formally identify.

CHILDREN’S PARTICIPATION IN CUSTODY AND ACCESS PROCEEDINGS

1970 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roslina Che Soh
Keyword(s):  
Family Law ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Meaningful Involvement ◽  
Custody Disputes ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The Right ◽  
Resolution Processes ◽  
Custody And Access

The right of children to express their views in all matters affecting their lives is regarded as one of the important factors that concern their welfare. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and social science research support children's right to participate in family law proceedings, particularly in decisions of custody disputes, though there is no clear consensus on how this should be done. Many jurisdictions such as Australia and England incorporate several measures in their legislations in ensuring the meaningful involvement of children in family dispute resolution processes. The laws in Malaysia similarly uphold this right but do not provide specific measures to obtain the views of children. This paper seeks to discuss the importance of the child’s participation in the context of custody disputes and to examine the measures in which the views of children can be obtained. In doing so, it attempts to provide an overview of the current laws and the approach of the Civil and the Shariah courts in Malaysia in considering the views of children in custody disputes. For purposes of comparison, it briefly examines the legislations and the court practices in Australia and England on this matter. The purpose is to determine the best measure to be adopted by Malaysia and to propose statutory and non-statutory changes to ensure that children in Malaysia are given the right to have their voices heard in family law proceedings.

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