Care And Protection Of Children: Issues And Challenges

Sneha Sunil Arekar (Pursuing PhD from Sandip University), Assistant Professor at Haveli Institute of Legal Studies and Research

ABSTRACT

Children go through emotional breakdown when their parents are unable to understand the problems faced by them. High expectations and competitive environment is assumed to be fruitful in achieving goals but one’s the habit of winning is cultivated in their minds, they are unable to accept failure leading towards issues like suicide, addiction, peer pressure, depression and many more.

The adverse aspect of caste system and communalism is increasing daily and has become matter of concern, single parent upbringing and nuclear families showing disrespect for the elders unacceptability for customs, rituals and more prone towards modernization.

State has taken initiative to execute right to education as fundamental right under Art 21 A. The Ministry of Women and Child Development there are number of schemes from free vaccination to mid day meals and monetary policies. There are also schemes like Mission Vatsalya, Mission Poshan, PM care for Children.

When the society fails to assist helping hand social and cultural drawbacks are majorly observed. Over protective environment for children don’t make them strong and independent instead promote class system. Social interactions, understanding social issues, equal rights to children as we believe that children are good teachers because they are born free and must live freely, the innocence of every child must be secured.

The objective of this research paper is an informative aspect pointing out some lacuna and for letting us to understand the importance of participation of children in shaping a developing society for a better future.

Keywords: Development, Childhood, Society, Parenting.