Children's Bill of Rights

We hold that all children have the following civil rights, protected by the Constitution of the United States of America and the several states, to wit:

1. The right to the personal care and comfort of both biological or adopted parents, each not less than one half of the time, from birth to the age of emancipation.
2. The right to reasonable basic necessities of life, including food, shelter and clothing, along with the expectation that both parents will provide same during the time they are in care of the child in question.
3. The right of access to necessary medical care and assistance as with any other citizen of the United States, subject only to the condition that a minor's health and status may be communicated to their parents.
4. The right to an education provided by the parents, either directly or through proxy appointed at the parents' discretion, up to the age of 18 years or graduation of high school, subject to the aptitude and desire of the individual child.
5. The right to unfettered and private communication with both parents at any time, subject only to the reasonable containment of cost when the parent and child are not located in the same place.
6. The right to be free from abuse and neglect in all of its forms, except that lawful and reasonable disciplinary measures imposed on minor children by their parents or lawfully appointed proxies are by definition not considered abuse. (That is, a teacher giving your child a "time out" is not child abuse!)
7. The right to be free from unreasonable risk in one's environment, including manifestly unhealthy living conditions or an unsafe environment that would lead a reasonable person to conclude that the child is in danger of serious physical, emotional or moral harm.
8. The right to be free from unwarranted and excessive medication for the convenience of adults (including school teachers and parents), including specifically but not limited to the current craze inover-prescription of psychotropic drugs such as Ritalin.