| Abstract [eng] |
Relevance of the topic. It is very important that a teenager would feel understood and valuable in one’s closest environment – family. However, not always a child feels safe, cared and beloved in one’s family. The topic is relevant because it is very important to find out and analyse what is the situation of child rights in a family raising teenagers from the point of view of both parents and teenagers. It is important to find out whether teenagers in families are provided with the rights set in laws. The research object: child rights. The research aim: to find out the situation of child rights in families raising teenagers. The sample and organisation of the research: The research was carried out in Panevėžys and Šiauliai cities. 203 teenagers at age of 11-16 and 186 parents at age of 31-55 took part in the research. The research method was a questionnaire-based survey. Data was analysed with regard to age, sex; it was generalised by comparison of all parents and teenagers without singling out according to separate criteria. Data was presented by Microsoft Excel programme and in annexes – by the programme Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The research allows drawing the following conclusions: 1. Majority of parents and teenagers are aware of child rights but acknowledge the possibility of parents to coordinate them. 2. Majority of teenagers are linked with parents by warm communication, understanding and mutual respect of opinions. The older parents the poorer relations with a teenager child are because older parents follow the old attitude towards child rights tracing back from childhood. 3. Both parents and teenagers single out the following child rights: child’s right to live and grow, to be healthy, the right to physical safety and the right to live together with parents or people substituting them. 4. Even though majority of parents and teenagers are against implementation of physical punishments, however, one third of older parents incline to tolerate them. The respondents are not quite sure of what concerns prohibition of physical punishments in laws. 5. In case of violence in family, children are recommended to know that assistance of surrounding people and institutions would be needed for solution of the problem, they can address to a social pedagogue, service of child rights’ protection, police. 6. Usually, teenagers have their duties attributed for them in family or are involved in works carried out by the family. 7. Both teenagers and parents acknowledge that, first of all, parents must protect child rights and be responsible for their violation. |
