International Day for Protection of Children 2023: Top 10 Quotes to Share With Your Loved Ones

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PROTECTION OF CHILDREN 2023: Children deserve a joyful childhood and an environment that nurtures their desire to learn and grow. They are also vulnerable and need protection from any possible physical or mental harm. International Day for Protection of Children, also known as International Children’s Day, is celebrated on June 1 in many Post-Communist nations to put the focus on children’s welfare and champion their rights. This day was established on November 4, 1949, in Moscow by the Women’s International Democratic Federation (WIDF). It has been celebrated on June 1 since 1950. Below we look at the theme of this year’s celebration and share 10 related quotes.

International Day for Protection of Children 2023: Theme

Children’s Day is celebrated on June 1 or the second Sunday of June or on November 20, depending on the country. In Turkey, it is celebrated on April 23. While no theme is available for this year’s June 1 celebration of the day, the theme for last year’s celebration on November 20 was “Inclusion, for every child.” The theme puts the focus on the issue of inclusiveness and ending discrimination against children.

International Day for Protection of Children 2023: Quotes

1. “The soul is healed by being with children.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky
2. “A baby is God’s opinion that the world should go on.” – Carl Sandburg
3. “Don’t handicap your children by making their lives easy.” – Robert A. Heinlein
4. “The only love that I really believe in is a mother’s love for her children.” – Karl Lagerfeld
5. “Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.” – Fred Rogers
6. “Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.” – Garrison Keillor, Leaving Home
7. “Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
8. “Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone.” – Michael Jackson
9. “A man who is not a father to his children can never be a real man,” – Mario Puzo, The Godfather
10. “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” – John F. Kennedy