Overview
About the event
Though the origins of National Son and Daughter Day are unknown, it is celebrated widely across the world simply by parents spending time with their children and letting them know how special they are to them. The best gift to give on National Son and Daughter Day is the gift of time.
It is worth pointing out that there have been some records of National Son and Daughter Day in history. For example, the earliest observance of this day can be dated back to the 11th of August in 1988.
It is mentioned in an article from the Nanaimo Daily News, which is for the British Columbia region in Canada.
However, if you dig deeper, you will find that there have been references to this date even earlier in history. For instance, in the St. Joseph News-Press Gazette, this date was referenced on the 20th of August in 1944.
One of the earliest mentions of someone having a specific idea for a National Son and Daughter Day come with K Henry Dusenberry in 1936.
This is when he pursued the idea of a National Son and Daughter Day after he had heard a child ask why there was not such a date already. Because of this, he began the day in Missouri, and it started to spread from there.
It is worth pointing out that there have been some records of National Son and Daughter Day in history. For example, the earliest observance of this day can be dated back to the 11th of August in 1988.
It is mentioned in an article from the Nanaimo Daily News, which is for the British Columbia region in Canada.
However, if you dig deeper, you will find that there have been references to this date even earlier in history. For instance, in the St. Joseph News-Press Gazette, this date was referenced on the 20th of August in 1944.
One of the earliest mentions of someone having a specific idea for a National Son and Daughter Day come with K Henry Dusenberry in 1936.
This is when he pursued the idea of a National Son and Daughter Day after he had heard a child ask why there was not such a date already. Because of this, he began the day in Missouri, and it started to spread from there.
