A question of commitment : children's rights in Canada by Covell, Katherine; Howe, Robert Brian instant download

A question of commitment : children's rights in Canada by Covell, Katherine; Howe, Robert Brian instant download

1 online resource (xiii, 441 pages), Canada signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child over a decade ago, yet there is still a lack of awareness about and provision for children's rights. What are Canada's obligations to children? How has Canada fallen short? Why is it so important to the future of Canadian society that children's rights be met? Prompted by the gap between the promise of children's rights and the reality of their continuing denial, Katherine Covell and R. Brian Howe call for changes to existing laws, policies and practices. Using the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as their framework, the authors examine the continuing problems of child poverty, child care, child protection, youth justice and the suppression of children's voices. They challenge us to move from seeing children as parental property to seeing children as independent bearers of rights. In The Challenge of Children's Rights for Canada, Canada's obligations and the rights of children are examined from the perspectives of research and development in the fields of developmental psychology, developmental neuroscience, law and family policy. This timely and accessible book will be of interest to academics, policy-makers and anyone who cares about children and about taking children's rights seriously, Includes bibliographical references and index, Introduction : a question of commitment / R. Brian Howe -- Child poverty : the evolution and impact of child benefits / Ken Battle -- Early learning and child care : is Canada on track? / Martha Friendly -- A right to health : children's health and health care through a child rights lens / Cheryl van Daalen-Smith -- Corporal punishment : a violation of the rights of the child / Joan E. Durrant -- Child sexual abuse and exploitation : what progress has Canada made? / Anne McGillivray -- Youth justice and children's rights : transformations in Canada's youth justice system / Myriam Denov -- Restorative justice