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Internet Variety - Children & Parenting Games with a message
Keep them safe and happy. Paromita Pain Psychologists the world over say that’s there’s no one so worried as a child. Before you laugh it off think a while. For children who are yet to learn and experience the way the adult world works, life is indeed worrisome. They have rights enumerated in high sounding charters, yet how much of it practically exists? How much do they know about what’s legally theirs? And it’s not always those from disadvantaged backgrounds whose basic human rights are abused. Child rights are abused each time a teacher hits a student, or parents neglect young people. It’s difficult to explain these concepts. CRY, the organisation that works in the area of child rights, has launched a series of online games that might make explaining issues of rights not just easier but fun as well. Available at http://www.playforcry.org/ the site can be a tad trying for slow connections but do turn on your computer speakers as you wait for the home page to load. Though the home page might take its time, the games work fine irrespective of your Internet connection. The colours are familiar for all those who have seen the welcoming yellows of CRY. Divided country-wise, the games are also useful for understanding how child rights work globally. An uncluttered screen with a friendly abacus opens up the minute the simple inputs of your name and e-mail are done. Don’t worry about confidentiality issues for CRY promises your information is safe. The first of the games, crossword, underlines what millions of children in the country can’t do and what they experience on a daily basis. Industries where they are exploited are depicted through movie titles, genders that face the worst kind of discrimination are shown. Then you have Hangman and the perennial favourite Sudoku as well. Powered by the belief that a time will come when all children will enjoy their childhood, CRY has designed these games to tickle the mind and make sure the message gets across by making young people aware of what human abuses mean. After all they might be little people but they are people all right!
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