Social experiment explores children's rights

Parents and carers from Cornwall were invited to take part in the social experiment

A social experiment filmed in Cornwall aims to raise awareness of the rights of children.

Cornwall Council's Headstart Kernow team said a group of parents and carers were asked a series of yes or no questions about their childhood - with each question related to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

A video of the experiment was created with the help of the council's children's rights team and the Lightbox Film Company.

The council said it was intended to be used as a training tool to help spread awareness and promote a culture of respect and protection for the rights of all children.

'Start conversations'

It said all children have rights set out in the UNCRC and authorities must do all they could to uphold them and make sure everyone knows about them.

Ness Little, from HeadStart Kernow, said: "We hope the film can be a great way to start conversations with children and adults about rights and responsibilities.

"It can also help us consider how things might impact on children and what we might do as adults to help navigate that."

James, one of the parents who participated in the video, said: "I want to learn more about the rights for myself because I don't know them all, but I also want to check in with my oldest son to know how much he understands it."