A Bill Of Rights For Children

1- The right to the affection and intelligent guidance of understanding parents.     
2- The right to be raised in a decent home and to be adequately fed, clothed and sheltered.     
3- The right to the benefits of a religious guidance and training.     
4- The right to a school program which offers sound academic training, plus maximum opportunity for individual development and preparation for living.
5- The right to receive constructive discipline for the proper development of good character, conduct and habits. 
6- The right to  be secure in his or her community against all influences detrimental to proper and wholesome development.
7- The right to the individual selection of free and wholesome recreation.
8- The right to live in a community whose adults recognize that the welfare of their children is of primary importance.

9- The right to receive good adult example.  

10- The right to a job commensurate with his or her ability, training and experience and protection against physical or moral employment hazards which
      adversely affect wholesome development. 
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