A research group of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare surveyed 5,000 people raising children about the law that banned corporal punishment of children, which came into effect in April last year, and found that only about 20% knew the contents of this law. I found out.
Only one in three responded that they had corporal punishment for their children even once within six months, and the research group pointed out that it is necessary to disseminate the law and establish a system for child-rearing support.
The revised Child Abuse Prevention Law, which came into effect in April last year, prohibits parents from imposing corporal punishment on their children when disciplining, as many children die from abuse called discipline.
From November to December last year, a research group of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare conducted a questionnaire on the Internet for men and women in their teens to 70s who are raising children under the age of 18, and received responses from 5,000 people.
According to this,
20.2% of the respondents answered that they "know the contents"
about the law prohibiting corporal punishment,
60.2% said that they "have heard but do not know the details
", and ▽ "do not know". The answer was 19.6%.
In addition, 33.5% of the respondents answered that they had physically punished their children even once within half a year, which is one in three.
When asked about specific actions with multiple answers,
▽ "I gave physical punishment such as hitting the buttocks and the back of the hand" was 28.4%,
▽ "In addition to screaming, in negative words such as" useless child " 28.1% answered that they were psychologically cornered,
and 9.6% answered that they restricted their freedom by confining them in a room or balcony.
On the other hand, 88.7% of those who did corporal punishment said they had regretted that they shouldn't have done it.
Many people found it difficult to discipline their children, and many answered that they were frustrated by their behavior, that they were not confident in raising their children, and that they were financially uneasy.
The research group that conducted the survey pointed out that it is necessary to establish a child-rearing support system, saying that the stress and anxiety of parents are leading to corporal punishment, as well as promoting activities to raise awareness of the law prohibiting corporal punishment. ..