The charities, which include Barnardo's, ChildLine, NCH, NSPCC and The Children's Society, claim that none of London's mayoral candidates has included the protection and welfare of children and young people in their manifestos.
"Children and young people can't vote, and so they often get left out," said Pamela Dow, policy officer at ChildLine and member of the London Child Policy Forum.
But she said Ken Livingstone, the current mayor, had put children's issues high on his agenda, and warned that his strategy on children and young people "must not sit on a shelf" if he lost power in the vote this week.
"It's really important we continue the momentum," she said.
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