{"id":2593,"date":"2020-12-07T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T12:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/?p=2593"},"modified":"2023-02-17T01:05:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T05:05:22","slug":"approaching-international-childrens-day-as-a-parent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/approaching-international-childrens-day-as-a-parent\/","title":{"rendered":"Approaching International Children\u2019s Day as a Parent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re celebrating International Children\u2019s Day on December 13th! This year, UNICEF and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences are teaming up to create a day where broadcasters \u201ctune in to kids.\u201d They\u2019re asking governments, partners, and the private sector to listen to children and prioritize their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unicefchief\/status\/1329892613139394562\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">needs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>A Legacy of Caring<\/h2>\n<p>First established in 1954 as Universal Children\u2019s Day, it\u2019s recognized every year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children\u2019s welfare. Today,  International Children\u2019s Day marks the UN General Assembly\u2019s anniversary of adopting the Declaration and Convention on children\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n<p>International Children\u2019s Day commemorates protection of children from dangerous workplaces and long working hours. It\u2019s dedicated to bringing awareness to children who have succumbed to violence in forms of exploitation or abuse and discrimination. <\/p>\n<h2>COVID-19<\/h2>\n<p>This year, COVID-19 has resulted in a children\u2019s rights crisis. Some children are isolated in harmful home environments during this pandemic, making it more important now than ever to support children and ensure that their voices are heard.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re all coming to terms with the changing world around us, but if we want our youth to inherit a better world free of uncertainty and fear, we need to step up and fight this pandemic through neighbourhood connections and opportunities for children to express themselves and explore their futures.<\/p>\n<h2>Youth Advocates<\/h2>\n<p>On International Children\u2019s Day 2020, UNICEF is partnering with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/world-childrens-day\/unicef-youth-advocates-2020\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">young people<\/a> around the globe to advance children\u2019s rights. These youth leaders come from diverse backgrounds such as entertainment, education and entrepreneurship, innovation, social justice, and even social media.<\/p>\n<p>As educators, mentors, and parents, it\u2019s up to us to welcome the passionate leaders of the next generation onto the world stage. The leaders of tomorrow have much to teach us and have perspectives unique to their time in history\u2014perspectives that should be acknowledged and respected.<\/p>\n<p>Starting this year, I plan to listen very closely to what Sofia and Leonardo have to tell me and nurture their incredible spirit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re celebrating International Children\u2019s Day on December 13th! This year, UNICEF and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences are teaming up to create a day where broadcasters \u201ctune &#8230; <a title=\"Approaching International Children\u2019s Day as a Parent\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/approaching-international-childrens-day-as-a-parent\/\" aria-label=\"More on Approaching International Children\u2019s Day as a Parent\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,71],"tags":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/children.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2593"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2593"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2595,"href":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2593\/revisions\/2595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodemakers.com\/muralys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}