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Children’s rights spring from human rights that specify the minimum standards of civilized behavior. They all hinge on the right to competent parents. Competent parenthood rests upon attachment bonds that promote self-respect, self-confidence, and resiliency in both children and their parents. Although parental rights come from the Constitutional protection of the privacy of the family and individual liberty, they really reflect legal and physical custodial duties essential for the survival of our species and our nation.
There is no such thing as a baby …
A baby cannot exist alone but is essentially part of a relationship.
The Child, the Family, and the Outside World
D. W. Winnicott, M.D. (1964)
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Westman, J.C. (2019). The Rights and Needs of Newborn Babies and Young Children. In: Dealing with Child Abuse and Neglect as Public Health Problems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05897-5_10
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