The party was responding to the charity Children in Scotland last week, which called on political parties to express their views on issues ranging from child poverty and inequality, to the provision of parental leave.
Creating the position of a Children's Commissioner north and south of the border was a move also favoured by the Liberal Democrats, who said it would be part of a wider aim to set up an Equalities Commission to consider all minority groups.
Referring to the problem of child poverty, the Conservatives said they would take steps to reduce drug addiction in families in order to lessen the instances of poverty that follow, while Labour talked about the implementation of a joint policy agenda with shared priorities for tackling poverty and social exclusion.
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