Remember when children were seen and not heard? This medieval proverb applied to young women until it stuck to children, designed to silence them or admonish them for making a scene. Its interesting then, that 500 years later, children are still struggling to get their voices heard, or their rights acknowledged. While we might not say that phrase much anymore, the action is very much still alive.

This week marked World Childrens Day, the theme of which is For every child, every right. Around the world, communities are working to raise the voices of children, calling for adults to listen to children on major issues like climate change, mental health and education. The recent atrocities in Israel and Gaza, which have resulted in more than 6000 Palestinian and Israeli child deaths highlights the very critical need to value the rights of children.

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Ditch medieval attitude that kids should be seen, not heard - The West Australian