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                Proclamation 9745 of May 7, 2018

                
Be Best Day, 2018

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Be Best Day, we encourage and promote the well-being 
                of children everywhere. In an increasingly complex and 
                inter-connected world, nothing is more important than 
                raising the next generation of Americans to be healthy, 
                happy, productive, and morally responsible adults. This 
                begins with educating our children about the many 
                critical issues they must confront in our modern world 
                that affect their ability to lead balanced and 
                fulfilled lives.

                Our Nation's children deserve certain knowledge that 
                they are safe to grow, learn, and make mistakes. Adults 
                must provide them with the tools they need to make 
                positive contributions in their schools, with their 
                friends, and in their communities.

                From every corner of our great country, we hear 
                inspiring stories of Americans rising up to meet the 
                challenges of our time, many of which have an 
                especially pronounced effect on our children. On the 
                inaugural Be Best Day, we highlight two of these 
                challenges: negative social media behavior and the 
                opioid crisis.

                Children who spend large amounts of time on social 
                media are more likely to report mental health issues 
                than those who spend time on non-screen activities. 
                Technology, of course, plays a critical role in the 
                economic and social development of our country. We 
                must, however, recognize that it can also be used to 
                harm. Be Best Day reminds us to emphasize the 
                importance of using technology in positive ways.

                Additionally, opioid dependence, addiction, and abuse 
                are at a point of crisis in America today. We all share 
                a moral imperative to confront this crisis, and to help 
                those families and children affected by it. Be Best Day 
                affords an opportunity to raise awareness about the 
                importance of healthy children and pregnancies, 
                including the risks neonatal abstinence syndrome poses 
                to the long-term health of children.

                Today, on Be Best Day, let us commit ourselves to the 
                critical task of building a better future for our 
                children. We redouble our efforts to promote well-being 
                and acts of encouragement, kindness, and respect. We 
                highlight the importance of responsible use of social 
                media; and we confront the crisis of opioid misuse that 
                is robbing so many of our children of their potential.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim May 7, 2018, as Be 
                Best Day. I encourage Americans to take time to 
                understand the many issues children face on a daily 
                basis--both through personal interactions and through 
                social media. I encourage parents to better understand 
                the harmful effects of drug misuse on our youth, and 
                also to find opportunities to support and celebrate our 
                children. I encourage adults and parents to talk to 
                children, and to get involved in programs that help 
                educate our youth on the unique challenges related to 
                growing up in today's world.

[[Page 22172]]

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                second.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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                                                                                                     Proclamation 9745 of May 7, 2018

                                                                                                     Be Best Day, 2018


                                                                                                     By the President of the United States of America

                                                                                                     A Proclamation
                                                                                                     On Be Best Day, we encourage and promote the well-being of children
                                                                                                     everywhere. In an increasingly complex and inter-connected world, nothing
                                                                                                     is more important than raising the next generation of Americans to be
                                                                                                     healthy, happy, productive, and morally responsible adults. This begins
                                                                                                     with educating our children about the many critical issues they must confront
                                                                                                     in our modern world that affect their ability to lead balanced and fulfilled
                                                                                                     lives.
                                                                                                     Our Nation’s children deserve certain knowledge that they are safe to grow,
                                                                                                     learn, and make mistakes. Adults must provide them with the tools they
                                                                                                     need to make positive contributions in their schools, with their friends,
                                                                                                     and in their communities.
                                                                                                     From every corner of our great country, we hear inspiring stories of Ameri-
                                                                                                     cans rising up to meet the challenges of our time, many of which have
                                                                                                     an especially pronounced effect on our children. On the inaugural Be Best
                                                                                                     Day, we highlight two of these challenges: negative social media behavior
                                                                                                     and the opioid crisis.
                                                                                                     Children who spend large amounts of time on social media are more likely
                                                                                                     to report mental health issues than those who spend time on non-screen
                                                                                                     activities. Technology, of course, plays a critical role in the economic and
                                                                                                     social development of our country. We must, however, recognize that it
                                                                                                     can also be used to harm. Be Best Day reminds us to emphasize the impor-
                                                                                                     tance of using technology in positive ways.
                                                                                                     Additionally, opioid dependence, addiction, and abuse are at a point of
                                                                                                     crisis in America today. We all share a moral imperative to confront this
                                                                                                     crisis, and to help those families and children affected by it. Be Best Day
                                                                                                     affords an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of healthy
                                                                                                     children and pregnancies, including the risks neonatal abstinence syndrome
                                                                                                     poses to the long-term health of children.
                                                                                                     Today, on Be Best Day, let us commit ourselves to the critical task of
                                                                                                     building a better future for our children. We redouble our efforts to promote
                                                                                                     well-being and acts of encouragement, kindness, and respect. We highlight
                                                                                                     the importance of responsible use of social media; and we confront the
                                                                                                     crisis of opioid misuse that is robbing so many of our children of their
                                                                                                     potential.
                                                                                                     NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States
                                                                                                     of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
                                                                                                     and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 7, 2018, as
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                                                                                                     Be Best Day. I encourage Americans to take time to understand the many
                                                                                                     issues children face on a daily basis—both through personal interactions
                                                                                                     and through social media. I encourage parents to better understand the
                                                                                                     harmful effects of drug misuse on our youth, and also to find opportunities
                                                                                                     to support and celebrate our children. I encourage adults and parents to
                                                                                                     talk to children, and to get involved in programs that help educate our
                                                                                                     youth on the unique challenges related to growing up in today’s world.


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                                                                                                     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day
                                                                                                     of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen, and of the Independ-
                                                                                                     ence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-second.




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