A Tribute to National Children's Month: Empowering Children for a Better Future

     Children's Day is observed worldwide to honor young people who bring towards a better world for everyone. A significant occasion that raises awareness of the rights and well-being of our young citizens is National Children's Month. This yearly celebration seeks to advance children's rights, bring close attention to problems affecting them, and emphasize the importance of providing a nurturing environment for their growth and development. It acts as a reminder to society that providing children with the best possible education, healthcare, and protection is essential to ensuring their well-being and ability to make meaningful contributions to society in the future.

    According to Dr. Jose Rizal, "ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan", highlights the significance of youth and children as a light of hope for our country's future. Here's another quotation from the late prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who was known for his unwavering devotion and love for children. In his view, children represent not only the epitome of innocence and purity but also the nation's future and its future citizens. So, they should be raised with tender and love. They are the ones who strengthen the nation's social foundation.

    It is common knowledge that the most significant thing in this world is one's health, and each child's health is important. This National Children's Month encourages us to consider the current healthcare systems and advocating for comprehensive and accessible medical services. A child is considered healthy if they are physically, mentally, and emotionally well in addition to not being sick. By making healthcare a top priority, we are investing in a generation that will be resilient and full of energy to conquer challenges in life.

    

    In order to ensure that future generations are nourished to the fullest extent possible, National Children's Month makes us to talk about malnutrition, undertake nutrition events, and allow families to prepare healthy meals for their children. Additionally, having shelter is a must in order for kids to develop, learn, and play without the fear of insecurity, they require a secure and caring environment.

    National Children’s Month is focused on eliminating barriers to basic rights in order to encourage systemic change. By improving health, nutrition, and shelter, we can create a society in which each child is welcomed and given the necessities for respect and hope. It is important that we never forget that children represent the world's most valuable resource and its greatest hope for the future.

REFERENCES:

    Ray, M. (2015, December 4). Children’s Month–celebrating our most precious resource. Stairway Foundation Inc. https://stairwayfoundation.org/childrens-month-celebrating-our-most-precious-resource/

    Lessandra, L. (2022, February 9). National Children’s Month: How your community affects children’s rights. Lessandra. https://lessandra.com.ph/blog/2021/11/18/community-childrens-rights

 DepEd gears up for Nat’l Children’s Month celebration this November. Manila Bulletin.https://mb.com.ph/2023/11/6/dep-ed-gears-up-for-nat-l-children-s-month-celebration-this-november

    PRECIOUS JEWEL DAY CARE CENTER KIDS. Province of Abra. https://abra.gov.ph/tag/national-childrens-month/

                                                                                         

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Quarter 1: My Reflection

     As the first quarter comes to an end, I'd want to share my views, observations, and lessons learned from writing these blog posts. This is my first try at creating a blog, and at first I felt a little bored because all you have to do is add text and background to the topic that is provided. However, I don't regret admitting that I'm kind of enjoying writing my blog posts. Because I believe that this kind of content is assisting me and the other students in sharing their ideas, sentiments, and thoughts through the creation of blogs. After writing many blog posts, I've come to the understanding that I do it because I want to share my thoughts and myself, not just to improve my grades. 

    While creating my posts, I've come into quite a few of challenges and problems. I'm still unfamiliar with other aspects of this weblog, such as how that I sometimes get into tool problems when creating my blogs, because this is my first time doing this. When attaching an image to your content, it can be difficult to move it in any direction. It kind of annoys me sometimes since it can change the formation of my content. In addition, losing network connectivity has been another issue I've had. Because sometimes it takes a while for your post to save and publish once you upload it.

    Despite the difficulties I've faced, I've learned how to find alternative solutions. Similar to the first issue I mentioned, where you can't make the images go to any desired area. In order to deal with this issue, I always seek help from my seatmate or classmates if I run into it again. On the other hand, the loss of network connection is understandable because many students are using the internet, which makes it take a while to load. However, if this happens again, I've just decided to do the task at home if the network connection is poor. However, this issue is simply rare, and it only occurs sometimes.

    

    Moving on , I will say that having this weblog has taught me a lot, which makes it such a wonderful experience for me. Writing these blog entries allows me to share and enhance my knowledge and skills, which is fun for me as a beginner. It is also beneficial to me since I can improve my writing abilities and learn how to clearly express my views and opinions.