Date, Theme, History, Celebrations, Activities

World Children’s Day 2022 is on Sunday, 20 November 2022. Children’s Day is an international observance and not a public holiday. All the UN member countries celebrate Childrens’ Day according to their specified dates.
Children’s Day is a fun day with a serious message. International Children’s Day offers us an opportunity to promote and celebrate children’s rights that will build a better world for them.

Theme of World Children’s Day

The theme of International children day is,
” Investing in our future means investing in our children”

United Nations (UN) provides a particular theme every year for World Children Day to promote awareness among children, togetherness and improving children’s welfare.

Color of Children’s Day

The blue color is the symbol for children’s rights on Children’s Day. You can show your support by turning blue on 20^th November.

History of World Children’s Day

In 1857, Dr. Charles Leonard started this day by naming it Rose Day in the United Kingdom.
In 1920, the Republic of Turkey officially acknowledged Children’s Day as a national holiday.
In 1950, many countries started to celebrate June 1, as “Children Protection Day”
In 1954 United Nations established “Universal Children’s Day” with a date of 20th November yearly. The UN General Assembly prescribed all countries to come up with a day for children at a suitable date of their choice to promote awareness about children’s rights, togetherness and improving children’s welfare.
On November 20, 1959, United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and on 20, November 1989 UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The anniversary of both these Declaration and Convention is also marked by the UN on 20^th November since 1990.

Celebrations and Activities of Children’s Day

On the occasion of Happy Children Day, special discounts on food, movie tickets, gifts and toys are offered. Entrance to certain parks or tourist places is discounted or free for children on children’s day. In some schools, students present different performances like tableau shows and speech competitions.
Educational institutes, schools, electronic and print media and all social plate forms can play an important role in Children’s Day Celebrations. They can educate and institute children and parents, society and departments to the basic rights of children, for instance, the right to education, the right to health, the right to play, and the right to family life.

World Children’s Day Activities in School

• Aware children about the importance and history of world children’s day in school assembly.
• Light up the school and landmark buildings blue.
• Wear a blue dress on this special day of 20^th Nov.
• Wear a blue ribbon around your wrist.
• Wear a blue cap on this day.
• Change your profile picture to blue on social media platforms.
• Present children tableau shows.
• Educate children about their rights.

United Nations’ department for children UNICEF arranges seminars and programs in different territories of the world for the welfare of children.

Parents contributing to children’s wellbeing

On the occasion of this special day, parents and teachers can follow the following steps for the well-being of these future builders.

• Parents should take an active role in their child’s physical and mental wellbeing.
• Educate and improve their discipline with a positive and encouraging attitude.
• Parents’ positive contribution to a child’s learning is directly connected with improved abilities in their offspring.
• Parenting communication style openly impacts the overall performance of the offspring. The contributing style towards offspring results in strong development and continuous improvement of children.
• Appreciate the ideas of your child and consider his feelings. This attitude makes your child relaxed and develops a strong relationship with him.
• Spend time with your child regularly based on structured activities and events.
• Enquire your child about his problems in education, resources or daily routine and try to solve those issues.
• COVID-19 Pandemics have left long-lasting impressions on children’s minds. Online studies, staying at home and restrictions on outdoor physical activities have changed their behaviors. Now Post-Pandemic challenges include the improvement of children’s behaviors as well. Encouraging actions from parents and teachers can build healthier changes in their behaviors.
• COVID-19 lockdowns affected the health of children and created physical fitness problems for them. Staying at home and usage of fast, junk-food and lack of physical activities caused laziness and weight gain in them. Fitness experts in schools should take serious steps to overcome this challenge of children
• Diet and nutrition experts should add their valuable knowledge of healthy foods. It will enhance the kids’ physical and mental performance.
• All these activities can help children to recover faster from strenuous conditions.

Facts of Childrens’ Day

• Children’s Day is a fun day with a serious message of protection and welfare of children’s rights.
• Children’s Day was firstly started in 1857  by Dr. Charles Leonard in the United Kingdom with the name “Rose Day”.
• United Nations established Children’s Day in 1954.
• United Nations provides a theme every year for children’s day.
• Each country has established a date of their own choice for childrens’ day.

World Children’s Day Observances