Feng Qiaolan, executive director of the Renben Education Foundation, said that amending the civil law and removing the right to discipline parents is an important step in prohibiting corporal punishment of parents, but to implement it, relevant supporting measures are needed.

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[Central News Agency] The Ministry of Justice proposes a draft amendment to the civil law, which should respect the dignity of children and prevent physical and mental violence against children.

Renben and Children's League believe that there should be supporting measures and public-private cooperation to provide parents with support; the National Education Union believes that it is necessary to clarify how to interpret the definition of violence and corporal punishment.

The Ministry of Justice announced the draft amendment to Article 1085 of the Civil Code, deleting the original "punishment" text, and changing it to "Parents should protect and educate their minor children. They should consider their age and developmental level, respect their personality, and refrain from acts of physical or mental violence against their children."

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According to the practical statistics of the Family Support Foundation, about 1,500 new follow-up counseling cases are undertaken each year, and it is found that most of the children who have been treated or disciplined improperly are concentrated in elementary school.

Jiafu pointed out that the methods of corporal punishment should be further investigated, including being asked to maintain a posture, using equipment, fists and feet to cause physical injuries. Among them, more than 30% of the children did not know the reason for corporal punishment, and some even believed that it was because their parents lost control of their emotions. Arguing and being vented.

Jiafu mentioned that parental education affects children's personality development, and the accelerated education of corporal punishment virtually sacrifices parent-child relationship and children's health, and there is a potential risk of a cycle of violence.

Feng Qiaolan, executive director of the Renben Education Foundation, said in an interview with the Central News Agency that amending the civil law and removing the right to discipline parents is an important step in prohibiting corporal punishment of parents, but to implement it, relevant supporting measures are needed.

She reminded that in addition to protecting the rights and interests of children, the parent-child relationship must also be protected. If parents encounter parenting difficulties, family education centers and school counseling systems should also provide corresponding support services.

"Children are not born to fight, and no parent has such a feeling." Feng Qiaolan mentioned that traditional concepts put a lot of pressure on parents to shape their children's development, which is actually unreasonable.

If this frame can be removed, the intimate connection can be maintained, children can feel loved and accepted, and have the opportunity to correct mistakes after making mistakes. Related parent-child communication skills will be the focus of civil society organizations in the future.

Li Hongwen, senior director of the Policy Center of the Children's Welfare Alliance, told the Central News Agency reporter that in addition to the revision of the law, the most important thing is to have complete supporting facilities to give parents more support and a friendly environment for raising children.

Li Hongwen pointed out that the first step is to strengthen parental education. In addition to beating and scolding, there are other alternatives. The folks already have many such resources. In 2012, parents were encouraged to replace corporal punishment with positive parenting.

Secondly, Li Hongwen believes that the government should strengthen the integration of non-governmental resources to promote the concept of parental education and positive education; it also provides parents with a "respite service", hoping to reduce parenting pressure through public-private cooperation, such as non-governmental organizations and counties The parenting consultation line and website of the Municipal Family Education Center.

Wang Hanyang, Head of Parents of the National Education Action Alliance, said that parents are more worried about how to explain the definition of violence and corporal punishment. If there is no clear definition, any discipline behavior may be charged as atrocity.

He believes that most parents love their children, and only a few have violent behaviors. He hopes that the laws and regulations can be perfected.

Wang Hanyang emphasized that parent groups absolutely oppose corporal punishment and mental abuse.

But now the number of children is serious. If the standards are too strict, more people may not dare to have children. They worry that after the civil law is amended, it will make parent-child conflicts more likely.