Vladimir Putin met with school students who won the National Competition for the Best Composition titled Russia Focused on the Future.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Monthly Allowances for Families with Children.

The President talked to children taking part in the National New Year Party on Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin.

The President approved a list of instructions following the November 28, 2017 meeting of the Coordination Council for Implementing the National Children’s Strategy for 2012–2017.

Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with the winners of the Family of the Year national contest.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Coordinating Council for Implementing the National Children’s Strategy at the Kremlin to review the Council’s operation over the past five years.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Anna Kuznetsova met with 2017 Family of the Year national contest winners ahead of Mother’s Day.

From 29 October to November 3, Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Anna Kuznetsova made a working visit to three regions of the Far East: the Kamchatka and Primorye territories and the Sakhalin Region.

Vladimir Putin met with Director of the National Research Centre for Emergency Children's Surgery and Traumatology and President of the National Medical Chamber Leonid Roshal.

Olga Golodets updated the President on the situation around the placement of children in adoptive and foster families. Preparations for hosting WorldSkills 2019 competition in Kazan were discussed separately.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants, organisers and guests of the opening ceremony for the multifunctional sports centre for the Krasnoyarsk children's football club Totem.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants in the Presidential Sports Games national school athletic competition, taking place at the Orlyonok National Children’s Centre in the Krasnodar Territory on the Black Sea coast on September 7–28, 2017.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants and guests to the 10^th Open National Youth Martial Arts Games in Anapa.

Presidential Children’s Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova and senior Chechen officials met at Grozny airport a plane bringing back Russian children from conflict zones in Iraq.

Commissioner for Children's Rights Anna Kuznetsova proposed establishing a special commission on returning Russian children from conflict zones. She announced the initiative at a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iraq to the Russian Federation Haidar Mansour Hadi Avis and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Russian Federation Riad Haddad.

During his visit to Sirius Educational Centre, Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Talent and Success Foundation Board of Trustees.

Vladimir Putin had a brief talk with President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov while viewing project displays at the Sirius Educational Centre, where chess is one of the subjects taught.

Vladimir Putin got acquainted with the children’s centre’s work, met with Artek kids and took part in a ceremony opening the seventh shift dedicated to Samantha Smith.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on economic issues at the Kremlin. Various aspects of national demographic policy were the main items on the agenda.

On the eve of International Children’s Day, Vladimir Putin presented the Order of Parental Glory to parents of large families. The recipients included families from Astrakhan and Yaroslavl regions, the republics of Karelia, Buryatia, North Ossetia-Alania, Perm and Primorye territories, and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area – Yugra.