This week we are exploring Articles 5 and 18. Check out the resources below taken directly from the unicefâs activity pack for this week. To find out more please visit: https://www.unicef.org.uk/rights-respecting-schools/resources/teaching-resources/guidance-assemblies-lessons/article-of-the-week/
Activity 1
Write a thank you card to a parent or carer who has looked after you and helped you with choices that matter to you.
Activity 2
Role play âparentingâ by looking after a doll or teddy to explore together what a child needs and how adults can provide what is needed.
Activity 3
As you grow up, your parents or carers may give you more opportunities to make decisions about your life. Create a timeline of what choices you can make independently and how this changes over time. What choices can you make now that you couldn’t when you were younger?
Article 5 (parental guidance and a childâs evolving capacities): Governments must respect the rights and responsibilities of parents and carers to provide guidance and direction to their child as they grow up, so that they fully enjoy their rights. This must be done in a way that recognises the childâs increasing capacity to make their own choices.
Article 18 (parental responsibilities and state assistance): Both parents (or legal guardians) share responsibility for bringing up their child and parents and carers should always consider what is best for the child. Governments must support parents and legal carers by creating support services for children and giving parents the help they need to raise their children.
