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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY BOETTGER 1 3 A Concurrent Resolution establishing a "Childhood 1 4 Recognition Day". 1 5 WHEREAS, childhood is a time to prepare the 1 6 parents, workers, and citizens of the future with the 1 7 skills and abilities necessary for a lifetime; and 1 8 WHEREAS, children are society's most valuable 1 9 resource and childhood should be a time to hope and 1 10 dream without limitation, to feel secure, to believe 1 11 in self without doubt, to experience unconditional 1 12 love, and to develop the uniqueness of the individual; 1 13 and 1 14 WHEREAS, families and children today experience 1 15 increased stress which did not exist in earlier times 1 16 in history; and 1 17 WHEREAS, a variety of socioeconomic factors have 1 18 changed the role that parents play in their children's 1 19 early years by decreasing the time that families spend 1 20 together and increasing reliance on social 1 21 institutions in meeting the needs of children; and 1 22 WHEREAS, the importance of each child should be 1 23 recognized through sincere expressions of love, 1 24 caring, and support; NOW THEREFORE, 1 25 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 1 26 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That September 26 be 1 27 established as "Childhood Recognition Day" to provide 1 28 parents and adult mentors of children with an 1 29 opportunity to spend time with children and focus on 1 30 each child's uniqueness, hopes, and needs; and 2 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That on "Childhood 2 2 Recognition Day", parents and adult mentors of 2 3 children participate in activities which emphasize 2 4 that childhood is a time for each child to feel 2 5 carefree; and 2 6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That if September 26 is a 2 7 school day, schools recognize the importance of 2 8 children through special activities which provide 2 9 personalized attention to children; and 2 10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, on September 26, all 2 11 parents or adult mentors of children pause to think 2 12 back to their own childhoods and endeavor to help each 2 13 child in realizing the child's full potential and to 2 14 fill each child's life with happy memories to last a 2 15 lifetime. 2 16 LSB 4361SS 76 2 17 pf/sc/14
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