Global Perspectives (Stage 6): Reference Material

Unit 7 (Extra): Children’s Rights

Objectives

I] Fill in the Blanks

1. A child is any person below the age of 18 years.

2. Children need special care and protection while they are growing and learning.

3. Children’s rights are basic needs and freedoms every child should have.
4. Along with rights, children also have duties.
5. Healthcare helps children stay healthy and safe.

6. The United Nations created the UNCRC to protect children’s rights.

7. Survival rights include food, clean water, and shelter.

8. Development rights help children learn and reach their potential.

9. Protection rights keep children safe from harm and abuse.

10. Participation rights allow children to express their opinions.

11. Poverty can prevent children from enjoying their rights.

12. Child labour is harmful because it affects children’s safety and education.

13. Equality means treating all people fairly.

14. Families and schools help protect children’s rights.

15. Responsibilities are duties to behave respectfully and follow rules.

16. Every child has the right to play and rest.

17. A child’s identity includes their name and nationality.

18. Communities should support children’s well-being and safety.

19. Violence and neglect are dangers that children must be protected from.

20. Education helps children gain knowledge and skills.

21. Participation helps children build confidence and responsibility.

22. Governments must provide education and healthcare for children.

 23. A safe environment helps children grow happily and securely.

24. Children should respect others and care for the environment.
25. Well-being means health, happiness and security.

26. Every child should be treated with dignity and respect.

27. Protection from harmful labour is a child’s right.

28. The right to information helps children learn about the world.
29. Communities share responsibility for children’s protection.

30. Rights and responsibilities should exist together in balance.

II] MCQs
1. Who is considered a child?
a) A person below 18 years ✔
b) A person above 18 years
c) Only school students
d) Only babies
2. Children’s rights are:
a) Special protections and freedoms for children ✔
b) Luxury items
c) School rules only
d) Entertainment activities
3. Which is a child’s right?
a) Right to Child Labour
b) Right to Education ✔
c) Right to Harmful Work
d) Right to Violence
4. The UNCRC was created by:
a) Schools
b) The United Nations ✔
c) Local shops
d) Sports clubs
5. Survival rights include:
a) Expensive gadgets
 b) Food and shelter ✔
c) Toys only
d) Fashion items
6. Development rights help children:
a) Stay uneducated
b) Learn and grow ✔
c) Avoid school
d) Work long hours
7. Protection rights keep children safe from:
a) Education
b) Violence and abuse ✔
c) Recreation
d) Friendship
8. Participation rights allow children to:
a) Be ignored
b) Share opinions ✔
c) Work in factories
d) Avoid school
9. Which is a challenge to children’s rights?
a) Equality
b) Child labour ✔
c) Education
d) Healthcare
10. Equality means:
a) Treating everyone unfairly
b) Treating everyone fairly ✔
c) Ignoring children
d) Giving special treatment to some people only
11. Every child has the right to:
a) Clean water ✔
b) Harmful work
c) Violence
d) Neglect

12. Which organisation protects children’s rights worldwide?

a) United Nations ✔
 b) Shopping centres
c) Sports clubs
d) Restaurants

13. Why do children need protection?

a) Because they are still growing ✔
b) Because they dislike rules
c) Because they work full-time
d) Because they avoid learning

14. Which is NOT a child’s right?

a) Education
b) Healthcare
c) Working long hours ✔
d) Protection

15. Families help children by:

a) Ignoring them
b) Providing care and support ✔
c) Encouraging violence
d) Preventing education

16. Well-being means:

a) Health and happiness ✔
b) Fear and danger
c) Poverty only
d) Harmful conditions

17. A child’s identity includes:

a) Name and nationality ✔
b) Expensive toys
c) Fashion items
d) Gadgets

18. Communities should:

a) Support children ✔
b) Ignore safety
c) Encourage violence
d) Stop education

19. Which right allows children to speak freely?

a) Right to expression ✔
b) Right to labour
 c) Right to punishment
d) Right to danger

20. Which is an example of responsibility?

a) Respecting others ✔
b) Ignoring rules
c) Damaging property
d) Being careless

21. Schools help protect rights by:

a) Providing safe learning environments ✔
b) Encouraging bullying
c) Avoiding education
d) Ignoring students

22. Child labour affects:

a) Education and safety ✔
b) Recreation only
c) Food only
d) Transport only
23. Which is part of development rights?
a) Play ✔
b) Violence
c) Harmful labour
d) Neglect
24. Children should be treated with:
a) Disrespect
b) Dignity and fairness ✔
c) Violence
d) Neglect
25. Participation rights help children build:
a) Fear
b) Confidence ✔
c) Weakness
d) Carelessness
26. Which is necessary for children’s survival?
a) Shelter ✔
b) Luxury items
 c) Expensive phones
d) Designer clothes

27. Governments protect children by:

a) Making laws ✔
b) Ignoring education
c) Supporting abuse
d) Preventing healthcare

28. Why is education important?

a) It helps children gain knowledge ✔
b) It causes danger
c) It prevents learning
d) It increases poverty

29. Every child has the right to:

a) Safety ✔
b) Violence
c) Exploitation
d) Harmful work
30. Rights and responsibilities should:
a) Exist separately
b) Exist together in balance ✔
c) Be ignored
d) Cause conflict

III] Match the column with answers:

Column A Column B

1 Rights a Basic freedoms

2 Responsibilities b Duties and respectful behaviour

3 Equality c Fair treatment

4 Protection d Keeping children safe

5 Education e Learning knowledge and skills

6 Participation f Sharing opinions

Column A Column B

7 Safety g Freedom from danger

8 Convention h Official agreement

9 Well-being i Health and happiness

10 Community j Group of people living together

11 Survival rights k Food and shelter

12 Development rights l Learning and growth

13 Protection rights m Safety from abuse

14 Participation rights n Being heard

15 Healthcare o Medical care

16 Identity p Name and nationality

17 Child labour q Harmful work for children

18 Poverty r Lack of money and resources

19 Respect s Treating others kindly

20 Environment t Natural surroundings

IV] True or False. Correct the false sentences.

1. A child is any person below 18 years of age. – True

2. Children do not need special protection. – False → Children need special care
and protection while growing and learning.

3. Every child has the right to education. – True

4. The UNCRC protects children’s rights worldwide. – True

5. Survival rights include food and clean water. – True

6. Child labour is safe and healthy for children. – False → Child labour can harm
children’s safety and education.
 7. Participation rights allow children to express opinions. – True

8. Equality means treating people unfairly. – False → Equality means treating all
people fairly.

9. Families and communities help protect children’s rights. – True

10. Well-being includes health and happiness. – True

11. Every child has the right to healthcare. – True

12. Protection rights keep children safe from abuse and violence. – True

13. Responsibilities include respecting others and following rules. – True

14. Every child should be treated with dignity and respect. – True
15. Poverty can prevent children from enjoying their rights. – True

16. Children should never share their ideas or opinions. – False → Children have the
right to express opinions freely.

17. Schools should provide safe learning environments. – True

18. A child’s identity includes their name and nationality. – True

19. Communities do not share responsibility for children’s well-being. – False →

Communities help support and protect children’s well-being.

20. Rights and responsibilities should exist together in balance. – True

V] Children’s Rights – Study Material

Introduction

Children are important members of society and need special care, protection and
support as they grow and learn. Every child deserves safety, education, healthcare and
opportunities to develop their talents. Children’s rights help ensure that all children can
lead healthy, happy and dignified lives.
Who Is a Child?

A child is any person below the age of 18 years. Children are still developing physically,
mentally, and emotionally, so they need guidance, care, and protection from adults and
society.

What Are Children’s Rights?

Children’s rights are special human rights for individuals under 18 years of age. These
rights protect children from harm and ensure their well-being and development.

Important Children’s Rights

• Right to education

• Right to healthcare
• Right to protection and safety

• Right to play and rest

• Right to express opinions

• Right to food, water and shelter
• Right to equality and non-discrimination

These rights help children grow in safe and supportive environments.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)

The United Nations created an international agreement called the Convention on the
Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This agreement explains how governments should protect
children everywhere.

Governments must:

• Protect children from harm and abuse

• Provide education and healthcare

• Ensure equal treatment for all children

Almost every country in the world follows these rules.

Main Types of Children’s Rights:

1. Survival Rights

These rights help children stay alive and healthy. They include:

• Food
• Clean water

• Shelter

• Healthcare

2. Development Rights
These rights help children learn and grow. They include:

• Education
• Play and recreation

• Information

• Cultural activities

3. Protection Rights
Children must be protected from:

• Violence

• Exploitation
• Abuse
• Child labour

• Neglect

4. Participation Rights
Children have the right to:

• Express opinions

• Share ideas freely

• Be heard in decisions affecting them

Participation builds confidence and responsibility.
Challenges to Children’s Rights

Many children around the world still face challenges such as:

• Poverty
• Lack of schools

• Child labour

• Conflict and war

• Discrimination

These problems prevent children from fully enjoying their rights.

Protecting Children’s Rights

Children’s rights can be protected with help from:

Governments

• Making laws

• Providing education and healthcare services

Schools
• Creating safe learning environments

• Respecting equality and inclusion

Families
• Giving care, love, and support
Communities

• Promoting respect and fairness

Everyone shares responsibility for protecting children.

Responsibilities of Children

Along with rights, children also have responsibilities. These include:

• Respecting others

• Following rules
• Caring for the environment
• Helping family and community members

Rights and responsibilities must work together in balance.

Importance of Children’s Rights

Children’s rights are important because they:

• Protect children from harm

• Ensure equal opportunities

• Help children develop skills and confidence

• Support healthy growth and well-being

A safe and caring environment helps children feel secure and respected.
Conclusion

Children’s rights help ensure that every child can live safely, learn, grow and participate
in society. Governments, schools, families and communities all play important roles in
protecting children’s rights. By respecting and supporting children, society can create a
safer and fairer future for everyone.

VI] Application-Based Questions

1. A child in your community cannot attend school because they must work.
Which right is being affected?

Ans) The child’s right to education and protection from child labour is being affected.
2. Your friend is being ignored during a class discussion.
Which participation right should be respected?

Ans) Your friend has the right to express opinions and be heard respectfully.

3. Why is healthcare important for children?

Ans) Healthcare helps children stay healthy, recover from illness and grow safely.
4. A child does not have enough food or clean water.
Which type of rights are affected?
Ans) Survival rights are affected because food and clean water are essential needs.

5. Your school creates rules against bullying.

How does this protect children’s rights?

Ans) These rules help protect children from harm, violence, and unsafe situations.

6. Why should every child have the right to play and rest?

Ans) Play and rest support children’s physical, mental, and emotional development.
7. A family treats boys and girls differently.
Which right is not being respected?

Ans) The right to equality and non-discrimination is not being respected.

8. How can communities support children’s rights?

Ans) Communities can support children by promoting fairness, safety, and equal
opportunities.

9. Why is a safe and caring environment important for children?

Ans) It helps children feel secure, respected, and supported while growing and learning.

10. What responsibilities do children have along with their rights?

Ans) Children should respect others, follow rules, care for the environment, and help
their communities.