What rights do you think children are entitled to and why? Why do you think the rights of children are violated so often? What are the short-term and long-term dangers for a society that does not protect and care for its children?
Lit Terms 2
5 years ago
3 comments:
I believe children are entitled to a safe childhood, to have food and shelter, guardians who care for them, and an education. Children grow up to be the society we live in. These are things that are necessary for development of productive and happy citizens. Children's rights are violated often, because they simply cannot defend themselves. They are innocent and physically weaker than the adults that take advantage of them. When the rights of the child are violated, the risk is a future of mentally and physically wounded people.
I think that children are entitled to the rights of food, water, shelter, protection, and unconditional love.
I think the rights of children are violated so often because people overlook children because they are so young.
Short term dangers would be the child feeling neglected and sad.
Long term dangers would be the child turning into a depressed adult who doesn't know how to function normally because they have been emotionally, sexually, or physically abused.
-Madelyn :)
Children, like everyone else, are entitled to the means to live happy, healthy, productive lives. Every child should also have access to the highest quality education that his society can provide. The rights of children are so often in infringed because children are typically unable to physically or intellectually defend themselves. In extreme circumstances, children are also typically of less immediate value to a society than able-bodied adults. A society that doesn't care for its children like it should will be plagued by all sorts of problems that it could easily have avoided, like high rates of crime, teenage pregnancy, poverty.
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