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A Question of Commitment

Edited by Thomas Waldock
Foreword by Katherine Covell & R. Brian Howe
Subjects: Social Science, Child Studies, Social Work, Law, Child Advocacy
Series: Studies in Childhood and Family in Canada

With the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), commentators began to situate the evolution of the status of children within the context of the “property to persons” ...

Something to Cry About

By Susan M. Turner
Subjects: Law, Child Advocacy, Political Science, Social Policy, Philosophy, Social Science, Social Work
Series: Studies in Childhood and Family in Canada

Why does our society think it is okay to hit children?
Almost everyone thinks it is wrong to abuse a child. But many parents and teachers believe it is okay to spank children, rap their knuckles, slap ...

The Challenge of Children's Rights for Canada, 2nd edition

By J.C. Blokhuis, Katherine Covell, and R. Brian Howe
Subjects: Social Science, Social Work, Law, Child Advocacy, Child Studies
Series: Studies in Childhood and Family in Canada

More than a quarter of a century has passed since Canada promised to recognize and respect the rights of children under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Ratification of the Convention ...