Green Salon: Focus on children's rights - a strong sign for the future!

Green Salon: Focus on children's rights - a strong sign for the future!

In the art café insight into Kaarst, a explosive topic was dealt with. The "Green Salon" was about children's rights and child protection with prominent guests, including the state minister Josefine Paul, who is passionate about the children's concerns. The round was moderated by the speakers of the Kaarster Greens, Katrin Lukowitz and Nina Lennhof, and brought to light important aspects that affect many parents.

The discussion opened the rights of children, whereby the right to equal treatment, health and education should not be missing. Michael Kutz, the managing director of the NRW children's protection association, found that progress has already been made, in particular by the new State Children's Protection Act. "We have already achieved a lot," he announced proudly. Nevertheless, the desire remained anchored in the Basic Law. "Children are not small adults!" Paul emphasized and pointed out her special needs.

challenges in implementation

The conversation also illuminated the challenges that children face every day. There was criticism that many school children have to master an almost identical working day like adults. Lukowitz warned: "We seem to children to live in emergency accommodation." The pressure on the social infrastructure is considerable, which is evident in almost absent pediatricians and the overload of kindergartens. Paul emphasized the importance of a strong social infrastructure that is useful for everyone.

Another central concern was the protection of the children from cyberbullying. Rosenthal -aussem called for more responsibility for network operators and pointed out that many children were affected. Extremism was also an issue - Paul warned that children should pay attention to "in the right bus" so as not to get into the catches of ideologies such as Islamism or right -wing radicalism. Kutz gave hope and referred to success in the integration of refugees into the labor market. "It is crucial to strengthen the optimism of the children and reduce their fears," added Lennhof.