Global Day of Parents 2021 is observed on 1st June annually to honour parents and their commitments to children across the world. It is a United Nations (UN) observance day. The day provides us an opportunity to appreciate parents and parental figures for the important role that they play in the development of families.
At the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to provide support to working families to minimize negative consequences for children.
The day pays respect and appreciates parents what they do for their children, their selfless commitment to children, and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship. Most countries have the tradition to respect parents who are going for ages. Parents are the best gift of God. Nobody in life can take the place of parents. They are true well-wishers.
The day also recognises that the family has the primary responsibility for the nurturing and protection of children. It is necessary for the development of children that they grow up in a good family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love, and understanding. No doubt that family-oriented policies enable to achieve Sustainable Development goals related to doing away hunger and poverty, promote shared economic prosperity, social development, etc. Centre of social life is family only.
In this world, we can't see God but we have parents. In India, they are referred to as God. Since ancient times we taught to respect parents and elders. Nowadays due to a busy schedule, children are not able to spend their time with their parents. So, Global Day of Parents is the day to celebrate with the whole family, spending time with our parents and near ones. Children give gifts and show their gratitude by staying the whole day with them.
HISTORY OF GLOBAL DAY OF PARENTS
Parents are a beacon of a child’s life. They lay the foundation for children, and nurture and equip them with the skills that are necessary throughout life. Parents protect their children and make countless selfless sacrifices to ensure their growth.
On Global Parents Day, children express their gratitude to their parents for all that they have done for them. Really, our relationship with our parents is the most important and true bond that most of us will ever have, and our parents’ dedication towards us is respected and cherished on this day. Those of us who have a friendship with our parents and are able to have a healthy relationship based on trust and respect rather than authority or strict guardianship are lucky. It is truly a blessing to have good parents.
It goes both ways, with parents also recognizing that they have a primary responsibility towards their offspring and the importance of their roles in the development of their children. It is essential for a child to grow up in a healthy environment with healthy boundaries, and parents are the best role models for that. Studies show that trauma and emotional wounds sustained by a child greatly hinders their development and outlook on life, and are an overall barrier to achieving the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals. It may not seem much at face value, but parenting has an impact on economic prosperity and social development.
During the 1980s, the United Nations started to focus on issues related to the family, and how the emotional- and mental well-being of a child branches out into other spheres of development on a large scale. On December 9, 1989, the General Assembly passed a resolution that proclaimed the year 1994 as the International Year of the Family. In another resolution in 1993, May 15 was decided on as the day for the observance of the International Day of the Families, every year.
On September 17, 2012, the United Nations declared June 1 as the day to observe Global Day of Parents. The day aims to stimulate awareness of the importance of parenthood and its role in providing protection and the tools needed for positive development in children. Parents are, after all, the first teachers and human interaction that a child is exposed to. Community leaders, parents, children, teachers, and family organizations get together in celebrating the day and promoting effective parenting.
Campaigns and educational programs are also widely hosted for parents and to encourage stability within nuclear families. Related organizations also use this day to promote the model of a two-parent nuclear family.
On this day, here are some heartfelt and touching quotes on parents.
“Appreciate your parents. You never know what sacrifices they went through for you.” ~ Anonymous
“Nobody on earth can ever love you more than your parents.” ~ Anonymous
“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my mother.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
“My heroes are and were my parents, I can’t see having anyone else as my heroes.” ~ Michael Jordan
“When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth.” ~ Mitch Albom
“A parent’s love is whole no matter how many times divided.” ~ Robert Brault
“Don’t anger your parents in order to please other people. Those other people did not spend their lives building yours.” ~ Anonymous
“So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.” ~ Virginia Satir
“A father’s goodness is higher than the mountain, a mother’s goodness deeper than the sea.” ~ Japanese Proverb
“We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.” ~ President Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Next to God, thy parents.” ~ William Penn
“Love your parents. We are so busy growing up, we often forget they are also growing old.” ~ Anonymous
“Don’t use the sharpness of your tongue on the mother who taught you to speak.” ~ Ali Ibn Abi Talib
“A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.” ~ Billy Graham
“Our parents prayer is the most beautiful poetry and expectations.” ~ Aditia Rinaldi
“The Golden Rule of Parenting is do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you!” ~ Louise Hart
“Behind every child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first.” ~ Anonymous
“A parent’s love is whole no matter how many times it is divided.” ~ Robert Brault
“We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves” ~ Anonymous
“The most beautiful thing in the world is to see your parents smiling and knowing that you are the reason behind that smile.” ~ Anonymous
“Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.” ~ Plato
“Parents aren’t the people you come from. They’re the people you want to be, when you grow up.” ~ Jodi Picoult
“Love is the chain whereby to bind a child to its parents.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
“Parenting is a lifetime job and does not stop when a child grows up.” ~ Jake Slope
