National Children’s Month is headed every November by virtue of Republic Act No. 10661 signed on May 29,
2015 by the President Benigno Aquino III. The declaration commemorates the
adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations General
Assembly on November 20, 1989.
The theme for this
National Children’s Month is “Isulong: Tamang pag-aaruga para sa lahat ng bata”
and it is a call to stop all forms of violence on children and pushes for a
safe, nurturing and protective environment for them through positive
discipline.
The celebration seeks
to increase knowledge of parents or caregivers on how to handle or educate
their children whilst in the cyberspace; intensify the advocacy of positive discipline
on classrooms dynamics in daily teaching; provide space for children’s
participation in the legislative advocacy; push for the passage of the Positive
Discipline Bill and celebrate gains and successes on child rights promotions
and protection of the country. Positive Discipline, as stipulated in the Bill
is disciplining children without resorting to physical or corporal punishment,
such as spanking, hitting, slapping, shouting, or shaming.
Another priority
legislative measure being supported by DSWD, CWC and child-caring institutions
is the proposed “Positive and Non-Violent Discipline of Children Act” which
seeks to promote positive and non-violent discipline of children and protect
them from physical, humiliating or degrading acts as a form of punishment.
As defined in the Bill, positive and non-violent discipline refers to a holistic, constructive
and pro-active approach to parenting or teaching that helps children develop
appropriate thinking and behavior in the short and long terms and is based on
the principles of children’s rights, child development, and effective teaching.
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