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Today is the \u2018Global Day of Parents\u2019. The United Nations has affirmed that, in celebrating this day, nations around the world should recognise that the family has the primary responsibility for nurturing and protecting children. This day appreciates parents for their \u2018selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship\u2019.<\/p>\n

The UK has been keen to pay lip service to numerous\u00a0resolutions and reports\u00a0which honour the role of parents. Mothers and fathers have clear\u00a0parental duties, responsibilities and rights\u00a0under English\u00a0law. Yet, as concepts of child welfare and rights have come more to the\u00a0foreground, parental primacy in core areas of a child\u2019s best interests has gradually, but conspicuously, been eroded in practice. After a series of legal challenges and policy shifts by government in recent years, the guardianship of parents is now almost obliterated\u00a0in some key policy areas.<\/p>\n

Continue reading \u201cFamily Lives Matter\u201d by Elizabeth Francis here (Conservative Woman UK<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is the \u2018Global Day of Parents\u2019. The United Nations has affirmed that, in celebrating this day, nations around the world should recognise that the family has the primary responsibility for nurturing and protecting children. This day appreciates parents for their \u2018selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship\u2019. 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