Honoring Children’s Rights in The Early Childhood Classroom

In this webinar, we welcomed Madeleine Hutchison, RECE, MA Early Childhood Studies. Maddie discussed how honoring and empowering children’s rights in early childhood education and care is crucial in providing a healthy development in the first 5 years of life. Maddie provides our audience with tips on how to create a rights-respecting environment and ways to empower children in the classroom.

🎤Our Special Guest!

Madeleine Hutchison, BASc Child, Youth & Family

🧪Key Learning Outcomes From Madeleine

Children’s four core rights as outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of The Child

• Article 2: Right to Non- Discrimination

• Article 3: Best Interests of The Child

• Article 6: The Right to Survival and Development

• Article 12: The right to form and express their views freely in all matters affecting the child

How to create a rights-respecting environment in the classroom

• Rights Respecting Language
• Child participation in decision making
• Model consent 
• Respect bodily autonomy 
• Child-led learning

Model Consent 

• “Can I pick you up?”
• “I have to move your body because….”
• “Can I take a photo of your artwork?”
• Teach simple words like “no” & “stop” and demonstrate active listening to these words 
• Teach children to ask permission and never force a child to hug, kiss or touch anybody

✨Resources

• [Instagram Accounts] – Sex Positive Families and Consent Parenting
• [Books] –
  “I have the Right to Be A Child” – Alain Serres 
  “Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights” – Rob Sanders 
  “Say Something” – Peter H. Reynolds

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