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20th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Twenty years ago, on 20 November 1989, the General Assembly, comprised of delegates representing a wide spectrum of legal systems, cultures and religious traditions, unanimously adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention,...

A Lesson Learned After the Wave

Non-discrimination in emergency response and preparedness workshop Nearly five years have passed since the devastating tsunami changed millions of children's lives in December 2004. Many thousands of children lost their lives and many surviving...

Moving towards Positive Discipline

Fostering the love of life-long learning without smacks Teaching children all they need to learn in order to be successful in life is one of the world’s most important jobs. But in every teacher’s life, there is also frustration...

Helping parents in Viet Nam use positive discipline

Parents from Viet Nam ’s countryside and from the growing metropolis of Hanoi shared concerns about the negative impact of the so-called traditional way of childrearing – hitting and scolding. Together with parents,...

'A Time for Change' premiered at 17th ISPCAN International Congress

Save the Children Sweden’s latest short film, A Time for Change , had its world premier at the 17 th ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect held recently in Hong Kong . The film presented the perspectives of children and adults...

A morning with young student campaigners

November 2007. When I was growing up, school was a place where I had fun. I remember playing football after school and bragging about the newest Japanese cartoon stickers drawn from a bag of potato chips. Students I met at Bo De Primary...

Thailand: Disaster risk reduction education to go national

ภาษาไทย The new Ban Talaynork School in Ranong Province is a small school settled high on the side of hill with sweeping views through a valley down to the Andaman Sea . It is safe now....

Author Interview. Positive Discipline: What it is and how to do it

>> Download: Brochure >> Download: Publication 2.2 MB >> Download: Q & A Save the Children has been promoting the elimination of all violence against children in Southeast...

Vietnamese students say no to violence

May 2007. Physical and humiliating punishments send the wrong message to children: strong ones get to decide what they want and how they want it. Children will start thinking violence can solve all kinds...