UNICEF’s mission is to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided in doing this by the provisions and principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Built on varied legal systems and cultural traditions, the Convention is a universally agreed set of non-negotiable standards and obligations. These basic standards—also called human rights—set minimum entitlements and

Atheist parents should approach the subject of teaching children about atheism in the same way they teach their children about other issues such as correct social behavior, sexual responsibility (at an age appropriate level), minding their personal habits of cleanliness, and dress. In all these aspects of a child's life, parents should stress the necessity of self awareness and how to think logically about making choices. Your goal should not be to impart your knowledge so much as to lead your c

In both Australia and my native UK faith schools are booming as a direct result of government policy. These schools are popular. British parents have been known to fake religious commitment to get their child into the right school. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has just confirmed that Australian parents are also abandoning public education in favour of the new, government-subsidised faith schools. This rapid rise in religious schooling has, of course, been accompanied by concerns, not l

General advice and guidance for parents. Has links to other resources. Features include: Introductions Columns Reviews Analysis One Safe Generation Celebrations Resources This site is comprehensive in approach and looks to have many good links although some of the links on the Secular Web are out of date. There is a good selection of children's books.

The blogger, Noell Hyman is taking a sabbatical right now (July 2008), but there is a wealth of information stored on her blog. She is an associate of Dale McGowan.