How can parents/carers support what children are learning about rights at school?
* Take the time to ask your child what he/she has learned recently regarding children’s rights.
* Discuss the ideas learned in class and try to think of examples from your own experiences, or from the media, of rights being respected or denied.
* Discuss how your child or your family can promote respect for rights or help those whose rights have been violated.
* Ask your child’s opinion on children’s rights.
Some typical ways of using Rights Respecting language at home
* You have the right to play but you must respect the family’s right to a tidy house and must tidy up your toys afterwards.
* You have the right to watch the TV but your right to be fed is more important right now and you need to turn the TV off.
* You have the right to an opinion and I will listen but you need to respect my right to express an opinion as well.
* You have the right to be healthy and my job is to make you healthy by giving you healthy foods.
* You have the right to a clean world to live in and so does everyone else. Therefore, you need to respect that right and put your rubbish in the bin.