RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS/ PARENTING CHILDREN

Three Institution Involved in Parentin Children

!" The Ho#e
$" The Govern#ent
%" The S&hool
General Prin&i'les (Art" I)
!" The Ho#e * The #oldin o+ the &hara&ter o+ the &hild starts at the ho#e" Conse,uentl-
ever- #e#.er o+ the +a#il- should strive to #a/e the ho#e a
0holeso#e and har#onious 'la&e as its at#os'here and &onditions
0ill reatl- in+luen&e the &hild1s develo'#ent"
$" The Govern#ent * The natural riht and dut- o+ 'arents in the rearin o+ the &hild +or
&ivi& e++i&ien&- should re&eive the aid and su''ort o+ the overn#ent"
%" The S&hool * Other institutions li/e the s&hool2 the &hur&h2 the uild2 and the
&o##unit- in eneral should assist the ho#e and the state and
endeavor to 're'are the &hild +or the res'onsi.ilities o+ adulthood"
PARENTING CHILDREN/ RIGHTS OF PARENTS
Art" !3" 4oint Parental Authorit- * The +ather and the #other shall e5er&ise 6ointl-2 6ust
and reasona.le 'arental authorit- and res'onsi.ilit- over their
leiti#ate or ado'ted &hildren"
Grand'arents shall .e &onsulted on i#'ortant +a#il- ,uestions .ut
the- shall not inter+ere in the e5er&ise o+ 'arental authorit- .- the
'arents"
Art" 7%" Parents shall have the riht to the &o#'an- o+ their &hildren and in relation to all
other 'ersons in institutions dealin 0ith the &hild1s develo'#ent2 the
'ri#ar- riht and o.liation to 'rovide +or their u'.rinin"
Art 78" Parents have the riht to dis&i'line the &hild as #a-.e ne&essar- +or the +or#ation
o+ his ood &hara&ter2 and #a- there+ore a&,uire +ro# hi# o.edien&e
to 6ust and reasona.le rules2 suestions2 and ad#onitions"
Art 79" General duties o+ Parents shall have the +ollo0in eneral duties to0ard their
&hild:
To ive hi# a++e&tion2 &o#'anionshi' and understandin;
To e5tend to hi# the .ene+its o+ #oral uidan&e2 sel+<dis&i'line and reliious
institutions;
Arti&le 73" Fa#il- a++airs * =henever 'ro'er2 'arents shall allo0 the &hild to 'arti&i'ate
in the dis&ussion o+ +a#il- a++airs2 es'e&iall- in #atters that
'arti&ularl- &on&ern hi#"
Arti&le 7>" =innin &hild1s &on+iden&e * Parents shall endeavor to 0in the &hild1s
&on+iden&e and to en&ourae hi# to &onsult 0ith the# on hios
a&tivities and 'ro.le#s"
Arti&le 7?" Child Livin A0a- +ro# Ho#e * I+ .- reason o+ his studies or +or other
&auses2 a &hild does not live 0ith his 'arents2 the latter shall
&o##uni&ate 0ith hi# reularl- and visit hi# as o+ten as 'ossi.le"
The 'arents shall see to it that the &hild lives in a sa+e and
0holeso#e 'la&e under res'onsi.le adult &are and su'ervision"
Arti&le 8@" S'e&ial Talents * Parents shall endeavor to dis&over the &hild1s talents or
a'titudes2 i+ an-2 and to en&ourae and develo' the#"
I+ the &hild is es'e&iall- i+ted2 his 'arents shall re'ort this +a&t the
National Center +or i+ted Children or to other aen&ies &on&erned so
that o++i&ial assistan&e or re&onition #a-.e e5tended to hi#"
Arti&le 8!" Readin Ha.it * The readin ha.it shall .e &ultivated in the ho#e" Parents
shall 0henever 'ossi.le 'rovide the &hild 0ith ood and 0holeso#e
readin #aterials2 ta/in into &onsideration his ae and e#otional
develo'#ent" The- shall uard aainst the introdu&tion in the ho#e o+
'ornora'hi& and other un0holeso#e 'u.li&ation"
Arti&le 8$" Asso&iation 0ith Other Children * Parents shall en&ourae the &hild to
asso&iate 0ith other &hildren o+ his o0n ae 0ith 0ho# he &an
develo' &o##on interest 0ith use+ul and solitar- nature" It shall .e
their dut- to /no0 their &hild1s +riends and their a&tivities and to
'revent hi# +ro# +allin in to .ad &o#'an-" The &hild should not .e
allo0ed to sta- out late at niht to the detri#ent o+ his health2 studies
or #orals"
Arti&le 8%" Co##unit- A&tivities * Parents shall ive the &hild ever- o''ortunit- to +or#
or 6oin so&ial2 &ultural2 edu&ational2 &ivi&2 or reliious oraniAations or
#ove#ents and other use+ul &o##unit- a&tivities"
Arti&le 89" Choi&e o+ Career * The &hild shall have the riht to &hoose his o0n &areer"
Parents #a- advi&e hi# on hi# this #atter .ut should not i#'ose on
hi# their o0n &hoi&e"
Arti&le 83" Barriae * Su.6e&t to the 'rovisions o+ Civil Code2 The &hild shall have the
'reroative o+ &hoosin his +uture s'ouse" Parents should not +or&e or
undul- in+luen&e hi# to #arr- a 'erson he has not +reel- &hosen"
RIGHTS OF A CHILD
!" The &hild has the riht to li+e"
$" The &hild has the riht +ro# .irth to a na#e and nationalit-"
%" The &hild has the riht to health
7" To en6o- a +ull and de&ent li+e to .e &ared +or .- his/her 'arents"
8" To .e &ared +or .- his/her 'arents"
9" To .e ado'ted i+ it is +or his/her .est interest"
3" to ade,uate +ood2 shelter and &lothin
>" to .asi& edu&ation
?" to .e 'rote&ted +ro# dis&ri#ination
!@" to +reedo# o+ e5'ression
!!" Freedo# o+ thouht2 &ons&ien&e and reliion"
!$" to use+ul and 0holeso#e in+or#ation to 're'are hi# to res'onsi.le adulthood
!%" to +reedo# o+ asso&iation and 'ea&e+ul asse#.l-
!7" to .e 'rote&ted +ro# a.du&tion and sale
!8" to .e 'rote&ted +ro# 0ar
!9" to .e 'rote&ted .- the la0 +ro# 'h-si&al a.use and deradin treat#ent
!3" to rest and the riht to 'la-
!>" to .e 'rote&ted +ro# e&ono#i& e5'loitation"
!?" to .e 'rote&ted .- the la0 +ro# dru a.use
$@" to .e 'rote&ted .- the la0 +ro# all +or#s o+ se5ual a.use"
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