On the occasion of the day of the Child of May 1, experts gave an account of the disadvantages facing minors when they live in conditions of poverty and marginalization, with some disabilities, or already with damage to their health caused by overweight and obesity;and even of the mental disorders present between 10 and 20 percent of that sector of the population.
Alma Meneses, from the Network for Children's Rights in Mexico (Redim), warned that the protection and exercise of childhood rights is not guaranteed in the country due to lack of comprehensive and articulated policy.The delivery of school breakfasts does not cover the right to food or a complaint before the Public Ministry is enough to meet the issue of violence against a minor.A system that sees and addresses the factors that determine these problems is required.
In an interview, Meneses, responsible for the legal area of Redim, said that the main factors that interfere with the well -being of children are poverty, marginalization, the breakdown of family ties and discrimination, especially when the latter is structural.There are children's population centers that have historically been victims of discrimination, such as girls, especially if they are indigenous, poor and brown skin.This situation will persist as long as the care system that is limited to solving immediate needs, but without solving the background causes of marginalization, said.
The REDIM has proposed the creation of a comprehensive system for the protection of childhood rights in Mexico, from which children would become subjects of rights and have to offer effective alternatives to achieve healthy development.
In the field of health, Alejandro Serrano, director of the National Institute of Pediatrics (INP), recalled that sadly Mexico is among the countries with the greatest number of children with excess body weight and their effects are visible in children with diabetes.This is already one of the most frequent causes of first time consultation at the INP and are channeled to the Diabetes Clinic.
He commented that this service has had extraordinary results in the management of children with the condition, especially encouraging attachment to treatments and avoiding dietary transgressions.
Separately, Master Julio Yunes Kadán, from the Ibero -American University, commented that between 10 and 20 percent of children suffer from some type of pathology derived from stress, anxiety or depression, which is reflected in alterations of sleep andWeight, demotivation, disinterest, irritability, tedium, lack of concentration and memory, among other ills.