Protection Issues Curriculum (0 – 3 Years)

Early Childhood Curriculum Protection Issues Ages 0 – 3 Years. Birth Registration, Child Abuse, Child Right/ Responsibilities. Schemeofwork.com

Table of Contents

Week 1

Topic: Birth Registration

Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:

1. Ensure that every child is given a name

2. Ensure that the child is registered at birth

3. Ensure that issued birth certificate is properly kept.

Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to: By 24 months

1. Tell his/her name.

2. Identify his/her family name

3. Say his/her fathers/ mothers Names

Content:

Child Rights e.g. rights to a name, right to birth registration and right to National identity

Importance of Birth registration

Activities – Parent/Caregiver:

Obtain the Birth Certificate of the child and keep safe

Discuss the advantages of birth registration

Discuss the disadvantages of not registering a child

Assist in birth registration of children in especially difficult circumstances (CEDC)

Activities – Child:

1. Answer to his/her name

2. Tell his/her family name

Caring/Learning Materials:

. Posters/charts/books on birth registration

. Books/Posters on rights of child.

Evaluation Guide:

Child

Knowledge of names
knowledge of father’s mother’s name

Parent/Caregiver

1. Knowledge of the right the child to a name family and nationality

2. Knowledge of birth registration

3. Registration of children and collection of birth certificates.

Week 2

Topic: Child Abuse

Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:

identify practices that violates the right of the child
list various forms of child abuse
discourage practices that lead to child abuse
encourage child to interact freely with the physically challenged orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC)

Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to;

1. Interact freely with other children

2. Report incidents of abuse to peers and older people.

Content:

Rights of the child

2. Child abuse practices e.g. child trafficking, child labor, harmful traditional practices,

3. Forms of child abuse

. Child labor

. Begging

. Hawking

. Sexual exploitation

. Emotional abuse

. Battering

. Neglect

. Starving (In terms of care, good nutrition and medical attention)

4. Harmful effects of stigmatization e.g. Corporal punishment e.g. beating/battering, severe sparking with the palms E.g. ear slaps, knock on the heads etc., fowl abusive languages e.g. cursing

Activities – Parent/Caregiver:

Prevent child abuse practices
1. Take appropriate action when abuse occurs
1. Discourage stigmatization and discrimination

Activities – Child:

Interact freely with other children
1. Report incident of child abuse

Caring/Learning Materials:

Posters/Charts on child abuse

Newspaper cutting on child abuse

Evaluation Guide:

Child

Free interaction
Incident of abuse reported

Parents/Caregivers

1. Knowledge of rights of child

2. Knowledge of practices that constitute child abuse

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Week 3

Topic: Child Right/ Responsibilities

Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:

identify the rights of the child to

. Survival

. Development

. Protection

. Participation

State the effects of denial of parental care, love affection, proper upbringing and protection on the child.

Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to: By 24 months listen to and obey

Parents/Caregivers and others in the Community.

Content:

Child Rights to:
- survival
- development d c. protection

D. participation

Harmful practices affecting children e.g. tribal marks, food tab female genital cutting
Parental care and responsibilities
Effects of denial of parental care to child

Responsibilities of the child.

Activities – Parent/Caregiver:

Create awareness on child rights by sensitizing parents and other community members
Observe child rights in child. Management (e.g. Adequate meals)
give quality meal to

Children.