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#1 Leave
no child out
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Take
your children fishing - girls can do it, too!
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Organize
a soccer match for children in your neighborhood. Ensure every
child gets a chance to play.
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#2 Put
children first
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#3 Care
for every child
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#4 Fight
HIV / AIDS
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#5 Stop
harming children
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Make
positive statements to children about people who are different
from your race, religion or economic background.
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Set
up a system of rewards and challenges for children in order to
change their behavior, instead of resorting to shaming them.
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#6 Listen
to children
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In
an argument with children, put yourself in their shoes in
order to understand their point of view.
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Before
they sleep, ask your children what the best and worst things
were for them that day. Then tell them yours.
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#7 Educate
every child
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Get
to know your children's teachers - you have as much
responsibility for your children's education as they do.
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When
a child attempts something new, help him/her to value failure
as a learning experience, don't use it to judge the child.
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#8 Protect
the earth for children
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Show
respect for the environment by driving less and walking more -
your kids will admire you for it.
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Don't
litter - in fact, try to leave the earth a little cleaner than
when you found it.
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#9 Protect
children from violence
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Stay
open to the various distress signals that children may give -
they may not be able to communicate the danger they feel
verbally.
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Children
grow strong by learning from what they did wrong, so help them
do this without using physical punishment.
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#10 Invest
in children
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Use
the school holidays for quality time spent with grandparents -
life-skills are best learnt from the wise and well-lived.
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Make
the investment that brings the highest returns in the world - LOVE
YOUR CHILDREN.
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