A new law drafted in China may make it possible for parents to be subject to punishment for the behavior of their unruly and disobedient children.
Under the proposed family education promotion law, if children commit “bad or criminal behavior,” the parents and legal guardians could face punishment and have to take part in a family education guidance program, CNN reported. Additionally, the law also encourages parents to facilitate more downtime for rest and play in their children’s lives.
“There are many reasons for adolescents to misbehave, and the lack of or inappropriate family education is the major cause,” said Zang Tiewei, the spokeswoman for the Legislative Affairs Commission within the National People’s Congress, which is set to review the draft this week.
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The new law from the Chinese government comes amid several recent changes within the past year aimed at encouraging parents to be bolder in their parenting styles.
In January, the Chinese Education Ministry revealed the Proposal to Prevent the Feminization of Male Adolescents to promote masculinity among young men in the country amid rising concerns that male adolescents were becoming too “feminine.”
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On May 31, China announced it was amending its one-child policy to allow married couples to have up to three children.
The amending of the one-child policy came after the release of China’s 2021 census, which revealed that the annual growth rate for the country was 0.53%, a decrease of 0.04% from the 0.57% annual growth rate between 2000 and 2010, according to the press release.
