Why is it important to advocate for childrens rights and needs

This historic investment in child care and universal pre-k will make a life-changing difference for 26 million children, their families and their communities across America. Investing in children isn't controversial — it's essential. Sign Petition. We know that you believe children deserve our best. Initiatives with partners We join forces with other recognised stakeholders who work to protect and promote child rights.

Publications for download. Promoting standards of care We promote and ensure quality alternative care. We work with governments, care professionals and partners to help ensure that children's rights are fulfilled and every child has the best, most suitable care for their individual situation. Prepare for leaving care We work with partners to develop and deliver training for care professionals and policy guidelines to help ensure that child protection systems adequately support young people leaving alternative care.

Safe Places, Thriving Children We work with partners to provide trainings to care professionals and child protection organisations to help ensure that children and young adults affected by trauma receive the necessary support.

Quality4Children Standards. As many as 1 in 4 kids show signs of school refusal at some point. More on: School struggles. At first, he would just sit there quietly, taking things in.

But by middle school, he began to be more vocal about his needs. Share 8 steps to advocating for your child at school. Podcast Wunder community app. Main menu Our work Blog Surveys and research. Join our team Privacy policy Terms of use Fundraising disclosure Sitemap. Here are eight tips to help you advocate for your child at school. Continue reading. Such nurture is ideally found from adults in children's families, but when primary adult caregivers cannot meet children's needs, it is up to the State as the primary duty bearer to find an alternative in the best interests of the child.

Practically every area of government policy — from education to public health — affects children to some degree.

Short-sighted policymaking that fails to take children into account has a negative impact on the future of all members of society. Children generally do not vote and do not traditionally take part in political processes. Without special attention to the opinions of children — as expressed at home and in schools, in local communities and even in governments — children's views go unheard on the many important issues that affect them now or will affect them in the future.

Transformation of the family structure, globalization, climate change, digitalization, mass migration, shifting employment patterns and a shrinking social welfare net in many countries all have strong impacts on children. The impact of these changes can be particularly devastating in situations of armed conflict and other emergencies. Because they are still developing, children are especially vulnerable — more so than adults — to poor living conditions such as poverty, inadequate health care, nutrition, safe water, housing and environmental pollution.

The effects of disease, malnutrition and poverty threaten the future of children and therefore the future of the societies in which they live. Social research findings show that children's earliest experiences significantly influence their future development.