I want to build empowering relationships with children and young people

Informed

1) How Professionals Make Rights Real: Practical Tips

Children's Parliament

A 21 page slide show detailing how children and young people think professionals can make rights real in their practice. Useful for individuals looking to understand children and young people's feelings about their rights.

2) Rights-Based Practice in Early Years - Banchory Primary School's Nursery

Children's Parliament

A video with a case study example of children's rights practice in the early years, demonstrating how to build strong relationships with young children. Useful for those working with infants. (5.45 mins)

3) Scenario - Bus Driver Building Relationships

Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights

A one page pdf detailing a scenario where a bus driver builds relationships with young people using a children's rights approach. Useful for individuals looking for examples of building empowering relationships.

4) Children's Rights Case Studies

Parent Club

Case studies on the Parent Club showing how children and parents can use the UNCRC to help them deal with different situations. Useful for individuals looking to support families claim their rights.

Skilled

1) Recipes For Rights

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

A 24 page pdf booklet about the UNCRC and the five articles that children and young people said were important to their health care. Includes useful activities for adults and children linked to specific rights. Activities 1 to 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13 - 15 could be adapted to use outwith health services.

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