Learning about the Convention at home

Learning about the Convention at home

How can parents support their child to learn about the Convention at home:

Take time to ask your child what he/she has learnt recently regarding children’s rights and responsibilities.
Discuss the ideas learned in class, and try to think of examples from your own experiences, or from the media, of rights being respected or denied.
Discuss how your child or your family can promote respect for rights, or help those whose rights have been violated.
Model using rights and responsibility language with your children.
Ask your child’s opinion on children’s rights.

Questions for discussion at home:

What is the difference between a want and a need?
What are the rights of a child in the UNCRC?
How many articles do you know?
Do children in different countries have the same rights as you?
Should all schools be rights respecting schools?
How do you respect your rights and the rights of others at school and at home?
What could we do to help children whose rights are not respected?
Should all children know about their rights? Why?

Try using the language of rights and responsibilities at home and discuss how you can promote these values at home.

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