Overview
- President Javier Milei signed and published Decreto 562/2025 in the Boletín Oficial on Sunday, formally restoring the official name 'Día del Niño' for the annual August celebration.
- The decree keeps the celebration on the third Sunday of August and makes the 2026 observance factual on Sunday, August 16, which, together with the Monday national holiday, creates an extended weekend.
- The Cámara Argentina de la Industria del Juguete promoted the shift to the third Sunday to bring predictability to the retail calendar and confirmed the date change for 2026.
- The decree cites the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Argentina’s Law 26.061 in its rationale, but officials and media describe the change as mainly symbolic and reopen debate over the inclusive‑language term 'Día de las Infancias' used since 2020.
- Families and the toy sector stand to benefit from a clearer, predictable date and from the 2026 long weekend, and observers say the move could prompt renewed public discussion about the celebration’s cultural meaning and naming.