Campaign launched to champion children's rights

By Xu Xiaoxuan
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The campaign "Light Every Moment of Childhood" is launched Wednesday in Beijing to protect the rights and interests of children as well as reduce violence and neglect. [Photo/UNICEF/China/Ma Yuyuan]

"Every child has the right to grow up in a safe environment, free from violence, abuse and neglect," remarked Amakobe Sande, the representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to China, during a campaign promoting positive parenting held Wednesday in Beijing.

The campaign, called "Light Every Moment of Childhood," was launched to safeguard the rights and interests of children while also combating violence and neglect against children.

Sande emphasized that raising children is no easy task, stating that parents should nurture relationships founded on respect, trust, empathy and communication with their children. Parents should serve as positive role models for their offspring, she added.

Yuan Lixin, director of the China National Children's Center, shared that the center will continuously make efforts to address new problems emerging from children's development. By providing support to families, the center seeks to promote healthy and all-around growth in children.

Ni Chunxia, director of the China Center for Children's Welfare and Adoption, underscored the family's central role in children's well-being. She expressed her belief that the event is of great significance in raising public awareness of family responsibilities and advancing childcare efforts.  

The campaign is part of UNICEF's broader work in child protection. UNICEF, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of China and the All-China Women's Federation carried out a program in 15 pilot counties or districts in Guangxi, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Shandong and Yunnan. The program integrates child protection services from local authorities and communities. These services include offering positive parenting sessions to prevent and address all forms of violence, abuse and neglect toward children. UNICEF is encouraging business and communities to support the government to expand this program nationwide for all parents and children.

One participant, Guo Yuhua, a father of four children from Suichuan county, Jiangxi province, shared his change of parenting approach. Guo and his wife used to discipline their kids through physical punishment, but after attending the positive parenting sessions, they started to reason with their children instead.

The art exhibition "A Moment of Childhood Affects a Lifetime," opened on the same day and will run through the end of June. The campaign provides practical tips for positive parenting, aiming to assist caregivers in dealing with challenges children face at home, school and on the internet.

Targeted positive parenting tips will be offered for parents to promote positive and nurturing relations with their children, Liu Ming, a child protection officer of UNICEF China, told China.org.cn.

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