Illiteracy Illiteracy makes it difficult for the parents to earn wages or care for their family or for the child to reach his or her potential. Millions of children have no access to health care because they lack the proper insurance coverage or they live where medical care is unavailable. Exploitation and vulnerability Children are corrupted and exploited when they are used for cheap labor, sweat shops, armed conflict, and the perverted sexual pleasure of adult predators, and are exposed to sexually explicit materials in the mass media and on the Internet. Every year many children die violent deaths. The vast majority of individuals who suffer in armed conflicts are women and children.
Children bear deep physical and psychological scars, even after the fighting stops.
The right to a loving and stable home where there is safety and freedom from abuse. The right to adequate food, clothing, and shelter. The right to an education that prepares children for a positive role in society by developing their personal potential and giving them earning capacity. The right to a religious and moral education in the home and church. The right to freedom from discrimination and exploitation.