children's rights

Discusses issues relating to children's rights such as equal access to education, health care, rights in schools, and the juvenile justice system.

Text and photographs define children's rights and discuss them in the context of the home, school, workplace, and elsewhere.

Deals with various aspects of childhood including family, school, money, legal rights, TV, and movies, body language, and generally, how to make the most of childhood right now.

Uncle Willy will not stop tickling, even when his nephew says "stop," but with reassurance from his mother the boy tries again to tell Uncle Willy he tickles too much. Includes a note to parents on how to talk about "good and bad touching" and a child's right to say no.

Examines the U.S. Supreme Court case involving fifteen-year-old Gerald Gault from Globe, Arizona, who was sentenced to six years in a juvenile detention center after being denied his basic rights according to the Constitution.

Tells the story of Elizabeth Bloomer, a young woman from Massachusetts who became a child labor activist at the age of twelve after hearing the story of Iqbal Masih, a Pakistani boy who was shot and killed after bringing the problem of child labor in his country to the attention of the world.

Advice for protecting your home, property, and body from robbery, assault, and other crimes.

Provides information for teens, teachers, high school counselors, and parents on the legal rights of teenagers, looking at modern American law as it pertains to driving, school, home, on the job, personal appearance, sexual activity, marrying and having children, drugs and alcohol, arrests, discrimination, contracts, and other topics.

Provides an overview of how the legal system has treated children in the past and discusses the rights young people have today.

Presents sixteen essays that debate children's rights issues, including child labor, abortion consent, female circumcision, voting rights, school policies, and others.