Childhood can and must be preserved. Children have the right to survive, develop, be protected and participate in decisions that impact their lives. The Right to Survival – to life, health, nutrition, name and nationality. The right to survival entails the right to a healthy life.

Human rights encompass the most basic rights and freedoms that belong to every human being from birth to death, regardless of their race, gender, religion, or ethnicity. Young children should know that with the term “human rights,“ people have written a set of rules that make all people equal.

Understanding four most important sets of children’s rights

• Survival rights. Survival rights include a child’s right to life and essential needs like nutrition, shelter, living standards and medical services.
• Development rights.
• Protection rights.
• Participation rights.

Child Rights

• Right to Survival: • Right to be born. • Right to minimum standards of food, shelter and clothing.
• Right to Protection: • Right to be protected from all sorts of violence. • Right to be protected from neglect.
• Right to Participation: • Right to freedom of opinion.
• Right to Development: • Right to education.

It is our responsibility, as parents and responsible citizens, to safeguard children and to teach them the skills to be safe. Every home and school should teach children about safety and protection measures. As a parent, you should take an active interest in your children and listen to them.

There is clear evidence that parents can and do influence children. There is equally clear evidence that children’s genetic makeup affects their own behavioral characteristics, and also influences the way they are treated by their parents.

Mothers Remain the Dominant Influence The most recent numbers show 28% of adult children saying their father was the more influential parent, compared to 22% in 1951. Even so, both in 1951 and presently, Americans continue to be more likely to say that mothers were the dominant influence in their lives.

Most studies shows that parents are to blame for children’s behaviour, hence, parents must take a greater role in shaping their children’s future regarding the embrace of morally acceptable behavior. They must bear in mind that children’s development at home should take precedence.

Parents

Formal cultural consensus analysis of responses met criteria for strong agreement that the period for greatest impact of parenting on a child’s development occurs at adolescence, at a median age of 12 years.

Recent brain research indicates that birth to age three are the most important years in a child’s development.

You probably noticed your preschooler’s unique personality peeking out those first few months of life –reaching eagerly for a rattle or perhaps pushing away a teddy bear. But between the ages of 3 and 5, your child’s personality is really going to emerge.

Ways to Develop Your Child’s Personality

1. Stay Away From Labelling. Words make the world.
2. Be a Good Listener. Children crave for attention all the time.
3. Be Gentle on Their Shortfalls.
4. Refrain From Comparison.
5. Model the Right Behaviour.
6. Allow Unstructured/Free Playtime.
7. Limit Screen Time.
8. Chalk Out the Rules.

The answers that readily come to mind include the influences of parents, peers, temperament, a moral compass, a strong sense of self, and sometimes critical life experiences such as parental divorce. Social and personality development encompasses these and many other influences on the growth of the person.

Temperaments can change, especially when children are very young and still having their first experiences and interactions with people and situations. But by the time they reach school age, their temperaments are fairly well-defined.