The Children's Post, 9th November 2021

 Dear Readers

 

Imagine a life without rules and discipline. Imagine a life where you may eat whatever you want, play as much as you want, watch unlimited tv, and where no one scolds you for not brushing your teeth! Excited? If I put myself in your shoes, I might get excited too, but I am a mother and the idea of even a day without rules fills me with dread. Let me paint a picture for you of what a kid’s life may look like without rules.

Day 1: Unlimited TV and video games, lots of laughter, junk food and cold drinks for food, and inadequate sleep.

Day 2: Unlimited TV and video games, zombie-like state of mind due to less sleep, possible stomachache, rest of the day same as before.

Day 3: Headache, stomachache, zombified, lack of interest in tv, videogames, and junk food. Also, one would want to return to normalcy. And the ultimate blow comes when your parents tell you, “We told you so”!

What I am trying to say is that without proper rules and discipline, our life becomes chaotic. Living a disciplined life helps us in becoming responsible people. Now imagine an entire country without rules and discipline. That chaos would not be easy to sort, isn’t it?

To make life disciplined and orderly, each country has its own sets of rules by which they govern their citizens. These rules are called laws. And now do you understand their importance?

India celebrates National Legal Day today. This day is celebrated to educate people about various laws and legal recourse in India and their rights and responsibilities covered under it.

Let’s celebrate this day today by learning a thing or two about laws in your own country.

Let me begin by telling you about an important law that each one of you should know. If a child face bullying of any sorts in the school he/she should know that the Central Board of Education has directed the schools to set strict penalties/punishment to students of any age involved in intimidation, bullying, or bullying related activities.

Now, hurry up, read some more about laws that you should know about and share with us if you want.

 

Enjoy the edition

Priyanka

www.mytcp.in