It is my honour to be the President in this, the 25th Anniversary year of the establishment of the International Family Day Care Organisation, since the fi rst Conference in Wales in 1987. Refl ecting on a quarter century of linking family childcare across the world, the theme of the conference is celebratory –“Celebrating Quality Family Childcare”IFDCO is a worldwide network of people involved as providers, researchers, advocates and support workers who wish to promote family childcare and particularly to promote research, so as to underpin and promote quality care and evidencebased best practice. Communication has been a very diffi cult task for those who worked on the International Executive
Committee through the years and whom I would like to honour and thank for their generous commitment. My task has been made considerably easier by e-communication.
I would particularly like to thank those national and state family childcare organisations in the UK, Europe, USA, Australia and New Zealand who afforded me and members of the International Executive Committee the opportunity to promote IFDCO at their conferences and in their publications.
From the formation of the National Childminding Association of Ireland, now Childminding Ireland, membership of IFDCO has been an important inspiration and source of information. Attending the IFDCO International meetings and conferences, generously hosted by national organisations in the UK, Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand brought home, (literally), the message that worldwide family childcare is the largest sub-sector and the family home has the capacity to provide the highest quality childcare – when the FCC Provider (or the Childminder in UK and Irish terminology,) has the diverse qualities and skills required and is supported with training and networking opportunities.
I welcome you to Ireland to attend this focussed conference and also thank those diverse experts who will present keynote addresses and seminars.
2016 Theme: Families, healthy lives and sustainable future
Year of the Family
A family from mixed ethnic groups (Arab, Tuareg and Songhai) in Gao, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino
The International Day of Families is observed on the 15th of May every year. The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 with resolution A/RES/47/237 and reflects the importance the international community attaches to families. The International Day provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families.
The International Day of Families has inspired a series of awareness-raising events, including national family days. In many countries, that day provides an opportunity to highlight different areas of interest and importance to families. Activities include workshops and conferences, radio and television programmes, newspaper articles and cultural programmes highlighting relevant themes.
The central goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development focus on ending poverty, promoting shared economic prosperity, social development and people’s well-being while protecting the environment. Families remain at the centre of social life ensuring the well-being of their members, educating and socializing children and youth and caring for young and old.
In particular, family-oriented policies can contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 1 to 5 relating to doing away with poverty and hunger; ensuring healthy lives and promoting of well-being for all ages; ensuring educational opportunities throughout the lifespan and achieving gender equality.
Last Chinese New Year. I and my father, mother, grandparents, brother went to fuzhoumawei by bus. In the morning we came down the mountain. I saw wooded mountains, wild flowers bloom. We climb up the hill along the mountain path. Come halfway up the mountain, I feel a little tired，it began to rain,My West Lake silk umbrella missed,. Dad said to me,“yangwei， don’t do anything halfway.”at last，So I insisted reached the top, the top of the scenery so were flying kites, I was thirsty, my mother bought me a bottle of water, lly we went lly，Since then, I've kept the umbrella.i was very happy.
Every year on May 15, is the international day for the family. In 1993, the United Nations general assembly resolution (A/RES / 47/237) announced in memory of the day, it reflects the international community about the importance of family. The international day provides an opportunity to promote awareness about family problems, increase the social, economic and demographic impact on family.
The United Nations international family day inspired a series of activities, raise awareness including family day across the country. In many countries, has a stake in that day aims to emphasize on family and significance in the field of all kinds of opportunities. Activities include workshops and meeting on the theme, radio and TV programs, newspapers, monographs and literature and art show.
2015 international family day celebration activities to promote family gender equality and children's rights, and emphasized through fair family law framework and a variety of programs intervention to prevent domestic violence.
The annual observance(惯例) of the International Day of Families reflects the importance the international community attaches to families and is an opportunity to demonstrate(证明) support to families. Governments, non-governmental organizations, educational institutions and individuals are encouraged to organize observances of the Day to raise awareness of issues relating to families and increase the knowledge of the social, economic and demographic(人口学的) processes affecting families. Such observances can promote a better understanding of the functions, strengths and needs of families.
My family Hi, everyone!
I’m Cendy. I live in Nanhai. I’m 13 years old. I am tall and thin. Now, let me tell you something about my family.
There are seven members in my family. They are my grandparents, my parents, my sister, my brother and me. My grandparents like reading newspapers. They are very old. They are always happy. My father is a businessman. He works hard. He’s not very tall but fat. He likes sleeping. He’s kind. My mother is a housewife. She looks young. She’s strict to our study. My sister is a university student. She studies hard. My brother is in Grade Four. He is only 10 years old. He likes playing computer games. He’s a naughty boy.
I love each person in my family. I love my sweet warm home.
I love my family, because I have a happy family.
My father is an English teacher. His name is Jacky. He is thirty-eight. He likes playing basketball. What’s my mother job? Is she a teacher? Yes, you’re right! My mother is very kind and nice, she is thirty-seven. My mother is always laborious work. I love my parents!
On Saturday and Sunday, I often go to the library and play the piano, My father go to play basketball. Sometimes, we watch TV and listen to music at home.
I love my family. Because I’m very happy to live with my parents together!
Hello/Good morning/Good afternoon, everybody! I'm glad to introduce my family to you!
Both of my parents are teachers and teaches maths. They are hardworking and devote most of their time to teaching. My father is full of humor and often amuses us with funny jokes. Although he looks easy-going, I'll be in trouble If I make a mistake, for he is quite strict with me. Different from father, my mom is always kind to me. She never shouts at me even if I do something wrong. She isreally a graceful and considerate woman.
I get along quite well with my parents. We often go hiking or go sightseeing at weekends.
To tell the truth, I really enjoy their company.
Thanks, that's all.
Every people has a are happy, some are bored, and some are family always so family member has father,mother,and do we happy ? Because we are very mother and father are very kind.
They often go hiking with ,we like go hiking father is tall and looks very mom is young and very very kind.I have a good mother.
I have a happy family.I like my family forever.
My name is Yu Geqin. I'm nine years old. There are three members in my family, my father, my mother and I.
My father is a teacher. He is very handsome. He always wears a pair of glasses. He works very hard. He's busy from morning to night. He's the cleverest man of my family. He can solve the difficult problems, too.
My mother is very beautiful. She has two big eyes and her black hair is long. My mother is worker. She is good at her job. She is also a good housewife.
I have a happy family. I like it very much.
Everyone has a family. We live in it and feel very warm. There are five persons in my family. We live together very happily and there are many interesting stories about my family.
My father is a hard-working man. He works as a teacher. He always tries his best to help every, patient and make patients comfortable. But sometimes he works so hard that he can't remember the date.
My mother is a woman with a bad memory. She always does a lot of housework, but sometimes she makes mistakes out of carelessness. For example, one day, she washed clothes in the washer, after the washer finished the work, she found she hadn't filled the washer with water.
My daughter is a pretty is very lovely. Sometimes my Family go out to have a trip together .I have a happy family . I love my family.
