RESPONSIBILITIES OF EVERY NIGERIA PARENT AND CHILD UNDER CHILD'S RIGHT ACT 2003

Children are the future of every nation, therefore they need to be nurtured and assisted to develop into reproductive adults and how best can these be achieved, by taking up our responsibilities.

Every Nigerian parent/guardian has responsibilities provided for under the child’s Right Act 2003 and it is compulsory they live up to these responsibilities; children are also not left out in these responsibilities. 

Parents responsibilities are; 

CARE; It is the duty of parent or guardian to look after their children, give them the necessary attention needed at all time.

MAINTENANCE; It is the duty of the parents to support their children by paying school fees, feeding, shelter and make sure they are in good health, the responsibility of taking care of the home is not vested on any child ,therefore street trading ,hawking to support the family is contrary to the provision of these Act.

PROPER UPBRINGING: The duty to teach children good values is vested on the parent; they must be properly brought up in order for them to be of good conduct in school, at home and in the society at large.

 

EDUCATION; Parent must make sure every child is given quality education.

SOCIALIZATION; These is another means of educating children, they must allow them to mix with other children in order for them to learn new things but these must be done with caution (they must socialize with only good children)

RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHILDREN

The child must respect his/her parents, elders and superiors at all time and assist them when need arise.

A child must work towards cohersion of his/her family and community.

Every Nigerian child must offer service and contribute to the strengthening of the independence and integrity of Nigeria. 

Every child must contribute to the moral well-being of the society as well as social and national solidarity.

A Nigerian child must respect the ideas of democracy, freedom, equality, humanness, honesty and justice for all persons.

The child must relate with other members of the society, particularly those with different cultural values in the spirit of tolerance, dialogue and consultation.

Every Nigerian child must contribute to the provision and achievement of national, African and world unity and solidarity.

Thank you.

Oyenike Alliyu-Adebiyi LLB(hons)BL