children's welfare

Kids' health, safety

Children's welfare is the physical, emotional, and social well-being of young people.

The term appears most often in institutional contexts—government agencies, legal proceedings, and policy discussions concerned with protecting minors from neglect or abuse: The court considered the children's welfare before granting custody.

It encompasses health, safety, education, and living conditions.

Related

counseling · trauma recovery · healthy boundaries · immunization · peer relationships · literacy programs · hygiene · safety protocols · family bonding · abuse prevention · trusted adults · play therapy · foster care · cultural identity · resilience · pediatric care · community engagement · self-esteem

Opposites
protection vs. harm

children's welfarechild abuse

Harm inflicted on minors

child neglect · child endangerment · child exploitation · child trafficking · pedophilia

beneficiary age group

children's welfaresenior care

Assistance for older adults

geriatric care · elder care · aged care · geriatric services · pension systems

priority and attention

children's welfareparental rights

Legal power over children

corporate interests

Family

children, child, childish, childlike, childhood, childless, childlessness, welfare, fare

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G