Proper Parenting for a Proper Future of a Child

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.

Sources:

https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1014793

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/tag/national-childrens-month

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