It is as important for children to express their views as adults. SWD calls for "more listening to children"

Because of age, children's thoughts and views on the world are often ignored. In the eyes of adults, experience and age are the prerequisites for judging the quality of opinions. If the opinions put forward by leaders or respected elders are easily accepted by the society, children and teenagers are required to "have ears but no mouth", and most of them have few opinions and can only be forced to accept them. In fact, children belong to "a complete person and an independent individual", so no matter how old they are, they should enjoy the same right to speak, because if only a few people's voices are heard, the creativity of the world will be reduced, and children are the most creative people.

Social atmosphere will affect children to express their opinions less.

Around the world, 1989 signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child to protect children's social, economic, cultural, political and civil rights, so that people under 18 who do not have the right to vote can also participate in public affairs and express their opinions. For example, Scotland has a children's parliament, which enables children to participate in the formulation of public policies.

In addition, Greta Thunberg, a Swedish environmental girl aged 16, has taken the initiative to strike on Friday in a fearless way since August 20 18. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and won the International Children's Peace Prize. Realizing the serious impact of global warming, she went to the Swedish Parliament to hold up a slogan in protest, and joined 15 young girls from all over the world. According to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), we petitioned the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, accusing the "top five carbon emitters" in the world of violating the human rights of children all over the world. This brave move not only aroused global concern about climate change, but also affected at least 65,438+005 countries, and countless students responded. Children and adolescents have the ability and are exerting practical influence on the future of the world.

Respect the individual, cultivate independent thinking and win trust.

As a political councilor of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan Province Province, Tang Feng is often asked by her father, Tang Guanghua, "How should we educate an outstanding genius like Tang Feng? His answer is: "every child is different, so we should focus on everyone's uniqueness!" Adults always hold authority or are too self-righteous, so we should not think that we are standing on high ground. Tang Feng also said that her father's attitude towards life taught her not to be indoctrinated at will. Besides, her father likes reading very much, and a good example can train children to develop in a positive direction.

From an international perspective, Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child stipulates: "The state shall ensure that children who are capable of making their own decisions have the right to express their opinions freely on all matters that affect them, and shall give due consideration to their opinions according to their age and maturity. By implementing and respecting the opinions of children and adolescents, adults can respect and tolerate their opinions in the process of children's growth and development, thus cultivating children's independent thinking ability when integrating into group interaction and creating a virtuous circle.

If parents listen to and respect their children's feelings and thoughts, children will trust their parents more, enhance the interaction and emotional exchange between parents and children, and become friends who talk about everything. On campus, school teachers can also establish an atmosphere of free expression of opinions and encourage students to express their opinions. Everyone is an important promoter to support children's right to express their opinions. These actions to respect children and adolescents also respond to Article 13 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, "Children should have the right to express their opinions freely, and they should be free to transmit and receive all kinds of information and ideas regardless of national boundaries. 」

Build an environment similar to the International Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The implementation of our laws protects the opinions of children and adolescents and prevents the International Convention on the Rights of the Child from being superior to the former. Statutory (article 6 of the Law on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and article 10 of the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Children and Adolescents were promulgated in 18) The Executive Yuan and the Children and Adolescents Rights Promotion Group of the Ministry of Health and Welfare must set up representatives of children and adolescents to strengthen their participation in decision-making and implement their opinions on respecting children and adolescents. At present, they have been selected from local * * *, and children and teenagers are registered as candidates according to their wishes. They are selected members. At present, 53 children and adolescents have been selected to participate in the discussion of the central government's policies on children and adolescents, condense and convey the opinions of children and adolescents in various regions on the current policies on the rights and interests of children and adolescents, exchange ideas and opinions between adults and children, improve the channels for the state to protect and promote the rights and interests of children and adolescents, create an environment in which children and adolescents enjoy the right to express their opinions, and make our society better.

From March 20th to May 7th, the Social and Family Department of the Ministry of Health and Welfare conducted 65,438+00 waves of online publicity on the winning responses. The two-month fan group activity will enable parents and caregivers of children to learn and practice the Convention on the Rights of the Child in a relaxed and pleasant community interaction, and create a friendly environment for children to grow up.

Fan group activity information: Facebook search "Social Welfare Department" fan group