Religious Perspectives on Child Rights

Abstract

The child born in this world is basically carrying a sacred nature (fitrah), meaning that the child born of a mother's womb has not had any character. There are factors that make the characters in the children depend on parents and the existing environment. For that the elderly and the environment has an important role in shaping the character of the child the better. Education is a right solution must be given by parents to their children so as to materialize a winning personal and character well. All parents surely have great expectations to their child that one day he will become the next generation of good family, however the parents should also be aware that there are some rights which must be received by the child. In this discussion the author uses literature review method with a tabular theory approach that explains that humans born in this world like white paper that has no color, as for the color in the child depends on the parents and the environment. In the religious view there are several rights that must be accepted by the child among others are; first, the right to protection. secondly, the right to live and grow. third, the right to education. fourth, the right to earn a living and inheritance. fifth, the right to equal treatment (non-discrimination). sixth, Right to get exemplary from parents. Novelty in this paper is the Right to be given to the children in the form of good exemplary from the parents, so that the children have a good figure and able to actualize on theirself.