Proposed guidelines for prohibiting corporal punishment to abuse prevention December 3, 18:12
Before the law banning corporal punishment on children came into force in April next year, the MHLW's expert council suggested a guideline that specifically shows the act of corporal punishment. Even things fall under corporal punishment. "
The revised Child Abuse Prevention Law prohibits parents from applying corporal punishment to discipline in order to strengthen countermeasures, while children dying from abuse called discipline are unending.
Before the enforcement of April next year, the draft of the guidelines presented at an expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare stated that corporal punishment is “an act that causes some distress or discomfort to the body even if the parent thinks it is for discipline. In any case, no matter how light, it falls under corporal punishment and is prohibited by law. "
Specifically, there were cases in which I was careful many times but I didn't listen to anything, so I hit the cheeks, mischievous so I sat down for a long time, did not give homework because I did not do homework, etc. Is also going to be corporal punishment.
He also points out that behaviors such as denying the existence of children who are not subject to corporal punishment, or refusing or ignoring their siblings may have a negative impact on growth and development.
In addition, it also shows how to interact with children and how to suppress feelings when parents get frustrated.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will formulate guidelines within the fiscal year based on the opinions of experts.