According to a study carried out by the reference site Mpedia exclusively for Europe 1, more than a third of parents are still unaware of what constitutes ordinary educational violence.

Yet the 2019 Child Protection Act is crystal clear on this, and the consequences of such violence on child development can be serious.

EXCLUSIVE

Slaps, spankings, mockery, insults ... Whether physical or psychological, ordinary educational violence can have serious consequences on the development of the child.

However, while the child protection law is being examined this morning in the Council of Ministers, more than a third of parents are still unaware of what ordinary educational violence is.

This is the result of an exclusive survey carried out by the reference site Mpedia, of the French association of ambulatory pediatrics and the Foundation for Children, for Europe 1. 

Be firm, but benevolent in his education

If the 2019 law is clear (parental authority is exercised without violence), many parents are still unaware that putting their child on the picket line without any explanation, pushing him or her, or even belittling him, constitutes ordinary educational violence.

Repeatedly, these damage your self-esteem.

Neurosciences have even proven it: the neurons that develop self-confidence, serenity, are destroyed under these conditions.

The whole stake is therefore to succeed in being firm, but benevolent in his education.

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"Being a parent can be learned"

And to achieve this, Catherine Salignier, a pediatrician, has some advice.

"Parents have to be self-confident. That is, 'no you won't let go of my hand in the street because it's dangerous. What if I, [mother or father] tell you no, you will not do it. "And if it is said calmly, kindly ... The child will respect it. There is no need to shout, even to scream", assures the pediatrician. 

“Being a parent can be learned,” continues Catherine Salignier.

You can even get help, ask for advice, when you can't do it.

And one of the ways to do this is to refocus on the child's rhythm, by realizing, for example, the number of times you say to your child "wait" or "hurry up". -you "in one and the same day.