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Child Friendly To
A program Child Friendly To is working to transform Toronto into a place where all children can learn, play and grow in the healthiest way. We are building a culture that applies a child-friendly view to city planning and decision-making by increasing the role and voice of children in city management and increasing the rights of children across Toronto. We believe that:
★Children are important residents with unique ideas and experiences that have the power to change how we make plans and decisions.
★Children are experts in child-friendliness. Listening to children's ideas creates opportunity and improves equality. Building a city that is friendly to children requires an understanding of what living in the city is like for a child.
★Engaging with children is our responsibility and duty. Local government has a responsibility to listen to children, as with all residents, when making plans and decisions.
November 20th is National Child Day in Canada. The day celebrates the importance of children as active participants in their own lives and communities, who can and should have opportunities for meaningful contributions to decision-making.
To celebrate National Child Day 2020, an event was held at City Hall with local students and city leaders. Children in grades four and five in Toronto were invited to share their ideas about creating a child-friendly city. We asked them:
★What would a child-friendly Toronto look, feel and sound like?
★If you had one wish to make Toronto more child-friendly, what would it be?
Children from nine schools across Toronto submitted hundreds of responses, from written texts, to drawings, photographs and maps. They described the people, places and things that need to be involved and considered to create a child-friendly city.
1. What is the purpose of Child Friendly To?
A. To find ways to improve children's health. B. To help children make their own decisions.
C. To change Toronto into a child-friendly city. D. To tell children how to be more friendly.
2. Why should we listen to children's ideas?
A. They know more about the program.
B. They have more friends than adults do.
C. They always have better plans and decisions.
D. They know better what a child-friendly city is like.
3. Who took part in the celebration of National Child Day 2020?
A. Experts and leaders of the program. B. City planners and decision makers.
C. Teacher and student representatives. D. Local students and leaders of the city.
