Latest Childrens Day Slogans 2026: A Compilation of Annual Slogans with Interesting Historical Insights

Latest Children's Day 2026 Slogan It has become a sensation on social media after Governor Chadchart Sittipunt delivered the Children's Day slogan using popular trending words like "stubborn" and "spit." What is the Children's Day 2026 slogan? Read the history and see slogans from the past to present.

A brief, easy-to-understand history of National Children's Day.

National Children's Day (English: National Children's Day) falls on the second Saturday of January each year. This year it is on 10 January 2026. Historically, National Children's Day was originally observed on the first Monday of October 1946 to raise public awareness of the importance of children and youth, and to instill a sense of their roles and responsibilities to society.

However, October coincides with the rainy season, and Monday is a weekday and school day. Therefore, it was decided to move Children's Day to the second Saturday of January each year instead.

What is Governor Chadchart's Children's Day 2026 slogan?

This year, Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok (BMA), presented the National Children's Day 2026 slogan as follows: " Though the mind may resist knowledge, and ears reject slogans, never abandon your dreams. Create life in our own way. He incorporated popular new words from social media, such as "stubborn" and "spit."

What is the Prime Minister's Children's Day 2026 slogan?

Meanwhile, on Children's Day 2026, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul gave the annual slogan: " Love Thailand, Care for the World. This reflects the message to instill in children and youth a love and pride for Thailand, as well as responsibility towards society and the world.

A look at Children's Day slogans over the years.

Children's Day slogans are mostly short messages conveying positive meanings and moral lessons for children and youth, as follows.

Plaek Pibulsongkram

• 1956: Be useful to others and the community.

Sarit Thanarat

• 1959: May the children of my revolutionary era love progress.
• 1960: May the children of my revolutionary era love cleanliness.
• 1961: May the children of my revolutionary era be disciplined.
• 1962: May the children of my revolutionary era be thrifty.
• 1963: May the children of my revolutionary era be the most diligent.

Thanom Kittikachorn

• 1965: Children will prosper by loving to study and doing good.
• 1966: Good children must have courtesy, perseverance, determination, and unity.
• 1967: The nation's future will be bright if Thai children are healthy, study well, and behave properly.
• 1968: Thailand’s future prosperity and security depend on disciplined, intelligent, and patriotic children.
• 1969: Learn, play, and unite are virtues children should remember.
• 1970: Well-behaved and studious children have a bright future.
• 1971: Children should diligently study and do good, so they grow up happy and prosperous.
• 1972: Youth who train themselves well are capable.
• 1973: Good children honor the nation; smart children make the nation prosper.

Sanya Dharmasakti

• 1974: Unity is strength.
• 1975: Good children are heirs of Thailand; they must unite to build harmony.

Kukrit Pramoj

• 1976: Children who want to see a prosperous nation must be disciplined from now.

Thanin Kraivichien

• 1977: Love the nation, religion, and monarchy as qualities of Thai youth.

Kriangsak Chamanan

• 1978: Good children honor the nation; smart children make the nation stable.
• 1979: Thai children are the heart of the nation.
• 1980: Patience, diligence, and thriftiness are qualities of Thai children.

Prem Tinsulanonda

• 1981: Thai children are disciplined, loyal, thrifty, and uphold morality.
• 1982: Diligent study, seek knowledge, honor nation, religion, and monarchy are qualities of Thai children.
• 1983: Know duty, be diligent, honest, thrifty, disciplined, and moral.
• 1984: Love Thai culture.
• 1985: Unity, Thai nationalism, discipline, and morality.
• 1986: Thai nationalism, discipline, thriftiness, loyalty, and morality.
• 1987: Thai nationalism, discipline, thriftiness, loyalty, and morality.
• 1988: Thai nationalism, discipline, thriftiness, loyalty, and morality.

Chatichai Choonhavan

• 1989: Love nation, religion, monarchy, be loyal, and uphold morality.
• 1990: Love nation, religion, monarchy, be loyal, and uphold morality.
• 1991: Know duty, be disciplined, seek morality, and lead the nation to progress.

Anand Panyarachun

• 1992: Unity, discipline, study, and good conduct.

Chuan Leekpai

• 1993: Uphold democracy, unite to develop, protect the environment.
• 1994: Uphold democracy, unite to develop, protect the environment.
• 1995: Preserve Thai culture, unite to develop, protect the environment.

Banharn Silpa-archa

• 1996: Pursue knowledge, honor Thai identity, avoid drugs.

Chavalit Yongchaiyudh

• 1997: Appreciate Thai culture, study diligently, avoid drugs.

Chuan Leekpai

• 1998: Diligent, thrifty, honest, disciplined.
• 1999: Diligent, thrifty, honest, disciplined.
• 2000: Disciplined, eager to learn, with morality, leading democracy.
• 2001: Disciplined, eager to learn, with morality, leading democracy.

Thaksin Shinawatra

• 2002: Study with fun, play to gain knowledge, for a bright future.
• 2003: Lifelong learning, creative thinking, keeping up with technology.
• 2004: Love country, parents, study, and good things; a sure good future.
• 2005: The new generation must study hard, dare to think and speak.
• 2006: To be smart, be diligent in reading and thinking.

Surayud Chulanont

• 2007: Guided by morality, live simply, avoid vices.
• 2008: Unity, discipline, eager to learn, uphold morality.

Abhisit Vejjajiva

• 2009: Smart thinking, pure heart, inspire dreams, foster love and unity.
• 2010: Creative thinking, diligent learning, uphold morality.
• 2011: Careful, thoughtful, with social conscience.

Yingluck Shinawatra

• 2012: Unity, knowledge, wisdom, preserve Thai identity, care for technology.
• 2013: Maintain discipline, eager to learn, increase wisdom, lead Thailand into ASEAN.
• 2014: Grateful, know duty, be good children, disciplined, build a strong Thailand.

Prayut Chan-o-cha

• 2015: Knowledge with morality leads to the future.
• 2016: Good children, diligent, learn towards the future.
• 2017: Thai children focus on studying, strengthen the nation.
• 2018: Think, keep up, create technology.
• 2019: Children and youth volunteer to develop the nation.
• 2020: Modern Thai children know unity and their duties as citizens.
• 2021: New Thai children unite to build the nation with loyalty and morality.
• 2022: Think carefully, be responsible to society.
• 2023: Know duty, be disciplined, seek goodness.

Settha Tawisin

• 2024: Look broadly, think creatively, respect diversity, build democracy together...

Paethongtarn Shinawatra

• 2025: Every opportunity is learning; ready to adapt to a self-chosen future.

Children's Day 2026 slogans are typically short messages that offer moral lessons and reminders for children and youth. This year includes slogans from both the governor and prime minister, providing valuable insights that can be applied in daily life.