COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 
Forty-third session 
Pre-sessional open-ended Working Group 
on the Question of a Convention on the 
Rights of the Child
26–30 January 1987 

Proposal submitted by the Netherlands
Article 5 ter 

The States Parties to the present Convention shall respect the rights and duties of the parents and, where applicable, legal guardians, to provide direction to the child in the exercise of its rights enumerated in this Convention, in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child and having due regard for the importance of allowing the child to develop the skills and knowledge required for an independent adulthood.