At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:

• differentiate rights from responsibilities;

• identify the rights of a child;

• identify the responsibilities of a child.

The students are able to:

• differentiate rights from responsibilities;

• identify the rights of a child;

• identify the responsibilities of a child.

A right is a privilege that we are all entitled to.  All children have rights, no matter what their race, color, sex, language, values and beliefs, where they were born, and who they were born to.

1. A right to life and identity. - You have the right to a name and be a member of a country.

2. A right to family. - You have the right to love and understanding, preferably from  parents and family. Where these cannot help, the government takes over.

3. A right to education. - You have the right to go to school for free and learn. Your parents have the special responsibility for your education and guidance.

4. A right to development. - You have the special right to grow up physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually healthy, free, and honorable. The right to have an equal chance to develop yourself and to learn to be responsible and useful.

5. A right to healthy food and medical services.

6.  You have the right to special care, if handicapped in any way.

7. A right to shelter.

8. A right to leisure.

9. A right to protection from abuse and violence. - You have the right to be protected against cruel and unjust acts like being made to do work that will be bad for your total development as a child.

10. A right to a peaceful community.

11. A right to governmental assistance. - You have the right to be among the first to get help.

12. A right to expression.

A responsibility is something a person must do or think about as following the law and rules. 

A responsibility is something a person must do or think about as following the law and rules. This can mean choosing to do something simply because it helps others or fixes a problem.

As a child, you are still learning. As you see, feel, smell, and hear things, you are learning. Your mind and body, though, have not yet developed enough to do things that adults can do. At this stage in your life, you still need your parents’ guidance. These are some of the things that your parents are expected to do for you:

1. Make you feel important and wanted.

2. Surround you with kind people.

3. Give you honest answers.

4. Let you find out many things for yourself.

5. Encourage you to do things on your own and do them well.

6. Let you learn and look forward to future happiness.

7. Allow you to bear responsibility according to your size and age.

All these tell you that as a child, you need the warmth, affection, and security of your parents’ love. 

Rights and responsibilities are connected with each other.  They go hand in hand.   For example, you, having the right to go to school, comes the responsibility to wake up early, get up of bed, and be ready to go to school.  As a child, it is also your right to a healthy food, hence your responsibility to be home for dinner when a parent tells you to be there.

Things that might happen when someone is not responsible:

1.  Others may be bullied or treated unfairly, and feel unsafe;

2.  Others may have to do a job that is someone else's responsibility;

3.  There could be consequences such as being punished or harmed;

4.  People may not feel cared about and become unhappy;

5.  Failure happens, as a person;

6.  Leads to negative relationships with others;

7.  Kids in a classroom may find it hard to learn new things

Children are human too.  Their rights are as important as anyone else's.  And every right corresponds to certain responsibilities.  Being aware of their rights and responsibilities is an important step on the path to building a  happy and strong family.