1. Unit 1 The Value of Children
Child Development
Unit 1
The Value of Children

2. What about parent’s rights?
CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO: (Just because they were born and it’s in the parental contract)
*Loving and Secure human relationships
*Proper nutrition, healthful and safe living conditions and appropriate physical and psychological care.
*Be taught essential living skills
*Non-abusive discipline
* Learn basic values and moral behavior
*Be an independent and unique individual
*Be protected from people, parents included, who may physically or mentally harm them
*Develop individual talents
What about parent’s rights?

3. Parents have the right to….
5. Parents are legally responsible to provide for a child’s needs not their wants.
6. In a parent – child relationship, the parent gives and the child receives.

4. Every child has the right to be well bred, well fed, and well led.

5. Parenthood: the art of bringing up children without putting them down.

6. Never get so busy making a living that you forget to build a life.

7. It is easier to build a child than to repair an adult.

8. It’s not how much money you spend on your child that makes the difference, but how much time you spend with them.