German League for the Child
The German League for Children in Family and Society (initiative against early childhood deprivation) is a nationwide, interdisciplinary umbrella organization of associations and organizations in the field of early childhood (0–6 years) in Germany. The association is based in Berlin (District Court Berlin-Charlottenburg VR 18154).
Its more than 250 member organizations include scientific societies, pediatrician and psychological associations, family and youth welfare associations , children's rights organizations and Lions clubs . The aim of the league is to promote the mental health of children and to improve their rights and development opportunities in all areas of life.
History and structure
The non-profit German League for Children was founded in 1977 as an "Initiative against early childhood deprivation". The purpose of the association is laid down in its statutes, " to prevent the causes and development of early childhood deprivation in any form". Under the motto “Children have a lobby - the German League for the Child” , the association advocates the concerns and rights of children in the political arena and actively influences legislative measures.
The successes in which the league has played a part include the establishment of rooming-in after the birth, the introduction of childcare allowance (today: parental allowance ) and parental leave, the consideration of childcare periods in terms of pension law, numerous reforms of child law and the child and youth welfare law and the gradual implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Germany.
organization
The league is led by an interdisciplinary board composed of well-known paediatricians, child and adolescent psychologists, psychologists, pedagogues, family sociologists and lawyers. The president of the German League for Children has been Sabine Walper, a graduate psychologist and research director at the German Youth Institute and professor for general pedagogy and educational research with a focus on youth and family research at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich , since 2013 . The chairman of the board of trustees is Lore Maria Peschel-Gutzeit , former Justice Senator. D. in Hamburg and Berlin. The federal office in Berlin is headed by Jörg Maywald.
The league is a member of the “Bundesforum Familie”, the “National Coalition Germany - Network for the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child” and the “ World Association for Infant Mental Health ” (WAIMH).
Fields of activity
In the political arena, the league advocates the inclusion of children's rights in the Basic Law and the right to vote from birth. Further concerns are the high-quality expansion of early day care, the promotion of mental health and strengthening of personal development in families and day-care centers as well as the fight against child and family poverty. The league publishes the specialist journal “early childhood” every two months and publishes a weekly electronic newsletter with information on all aspects of children, families, society and politics. It distributes leaflets to maternity wards and publishes films and brochures for parents and professionals. Every year it organizes an annual public scientific conference.
With “Kindergarten plus”, the league has developed a program to promote the social and emotional skills of four to five-year-old children in day-care centers, which is carried out in more than 1,620 day-care centers across Germany. "Kindergarten plus" is part of the youth program of the German Lions and is sponsored by numerous Lions clubs .
In addition, the German League cooperates with the specialist magazine Kindergarten heute .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ History and conception of the specialist journal in the field of early childhood education. (No longer available online.) Kindergarten Today, archived from the original on September 21, 2013 ; Retrieved September 18, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
