Children whether you believe so or not, are greatly important to the success of any country in the world. Before the start of this class I have always knew that children in other parts of the world don’t live with the luxuries I do, but I never realized in certain situations how bad it is and was. Luckily with this chapter I see that many efforts since World War II has changed kid’s lives today. In the video it described how children were used and sold as sex slaves and how they were also used as solders in the armed forces. They were also used in to work alongside their parents in hazardous jobs that even adults wouldn’t do in United States. But when they passed the Human bill of rights they had a section that was based sully on kid’s rights. Another thing I found interesting in the video is how the bill gave the kids the right to play. From what I remember in the first weeks of this class is the importance of play in a kid’s life. With play it helps develop the kids self esteem and make them more sociable. I just found that interesting that they made that a right, meaning that they know the importance of play to kids and how they recognize how its important to their development.
Another factor that I saw was how the infant mortality rate is down One of the articles described how in 1990 over 12.5 million infiants have died and now since 2009 that number has dropped to less than 9 million. Even though that number is still high, it is great to see a steady decline in the amount of deaths. A lot of this was because on the convention on child rights was placed into effect since 1990. Today all but 2 countries have accepted this Convention and have abided by the rules set place. This provided kids with proper shots and immunizations to help prevent sickness. Giving proper prenatal vitamins to mothers, proper vaccines and so on. This has helped make sure our children are not only born healthy but remain healthy so they can go on to live a good life.
What I had talked about previous is the child’s right not to work in a hazardous conditions and the fact that they are not to be sexually abused or prostituted. These two things fall under Article 32 and 34 in the Convection. According to this video in the past it wasn’t uncommon for the parents of kids to sell their kids into the sex trade or send their kids to work in dangerous fields just so the family can make money. Under these laws the children who are sold for prostitution are sent home and reunited with their families and the children cannot work in these hazardous conditions anymore. Personally I find it quite upsetting that these laws had to be made in the first place. I feel that way because they are children and don’t know any better. I understand that the parents are in a tough situation trying to make ends meet but why you would risk your child, your own flesh and blood is beyond me.
I felt this section to be very moving and uplifting. I’m happy that there are steps to help enrich the children’s minds and body to help them succeed in life. With the movement of free schools and healthcare for these children is a great start. To help make sure these children will not be forced into situations they don’t want to be in and are able to play and live in a hazard free environment is a good feeling. Don’t get me wrong there is still a ton of work to be done, but I feel we are moving in the right step to help make sure every kid has the childhood they deserve.
Works Citied
United Nations Children's Fund. (Producer). (2009, April 4, 2011). The state of the world's children: special edition. Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/rightsite/sowc/
United Nations Children's Fund. (2009). State of the World's Children: Celebrating 20 Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. New York: UNICEF
Timeline of young people's rights in the United States. (2009, May 17). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:57, May 19, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_young_people%27s_rights_in_the_United_States&oldid=290549375
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