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Lesson 1 riGHtS oF cHildren Unit 4

Objectives:

On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Argue for their own rights.
• Name the different rights of children.

Some rights of children

Can you stay hungry for a long period of time? Can you move around

without clothes? Will you be able to achieve your goals without education?
Do you want to become ill and weak? Sure, your answer to all these
questions will be a big ‘No’. Not only you but all other children will say
‘No’ to the above questions. Children need all these things.

Children should grow and develop emotionally and socially. For this, proper
care and facilities should be provided to them. They need food, clothing,
shelter, health facilities, educational facilities, protection, entertainment
and rest. All the children have to make claims for these things from the
society. These are the rights of children.

Children can demand these rights from their parents or elders. Even
orphans have these rights. However, many children are not aware of their
rights. Thus, it is a responsibility of adults to inform them of their rights.

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