Mark Saturday, November 20 - National Child Day - on your calendar. This is the day when people across the country take time each year to celebrate Canada's most precious resource - our children. It's a day to remember that children need love and respect to grow to their full potential. It's a day to marvel at their uniqueness and all they have to offer. It's a day to celebrate the family and think about how adults affect the development of children close to them. The theme for 2022 National Child Day is Equality and Inclusion for every child. in honour of the power and resilience of all 8 million kids in Canada and their right to survive and thrive.
National Child Day is celebrated on November 20th each year. National Child Day has been celebrated across Canada since 1993 to commemorate the United Nations' adoption of two documents centred on children's rights: the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child on November 20, 1959, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on November 20, 1989.
By ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991, Canada made a commitment to ensure that all children are treated with dignity and respect. This commitment includes the opportunity for children to have a voice, be protected from harm and be provided with their basic needs and every opportunity to reach their full potential.
Moose Jaw City Council was be asked to endorse the Moose Jaw Children’s Covenant in November, 2015.
The Early Childhood Coalition will be distributing a Children’s Covenant to schools and will be hosting an event at the Early Years Family Resource Centre on November 18. The City of Moose Jaw will be offering free swim and skate to children and their parents. We hope that the Moose Jaw community will reflect on how we affect the lives of children in our community. For more information, please contact Wanda below.
Submitted by Wanda Peakman, Chair
Early Childhood Coalition of Moose Jaw Region
