Georgia: April 30 is celebrated as an International Day of the Elimination of Physical Punishment. Â
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) of Georgia researched on this, and their Research shows that in recent years, the rates of using strict parenting methods toward children have decreased significantly.Â
This is people’s opportunity to show support for all child victims of corporal punishment and call for urgent and accelerated action to end violent punishment.Â
UNICEF national ambassador of Georgia, Nikoloz Rachveli, said, “This gives him hope that parents and educators understand that abusive methods are bad and affect children.”
He expressed his views on this topic, writing on UNICEF’s official Facebook page. He wrote, “However, in Georgia, there are still children who experience physical punishment, including brutal punishment such as hitting in the face, head, or ears or beating with all force.”
According to him, Parents need to acquire knowledge about positive parenting methods and put this knowledge into practice. Every parent should understand that corporal punishment is unacceptable and is also against the law.
“It’s vital that parents and all professionals involved with children use positive parenting methods, whether in school, kindergarten, or non-formal educational activities, Nikoloz Rachveli noted.
International Day to End Corporal PunishmentÂ
The International Day to End Corporal Punishment on April 30 is a critical, global moment to advocate for protecting children from violent forms of punishment – in all settings.
Corporal punishment â defined by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child as “any punishment in which physical force is used and intended to cause some degree of pain or discomfort, however light”â has traditionally been seen as an entirely ordinary and even necessary part of raising children. However, Research has confirmed that corporal punishment does inflict considerable harm on both children and societies as a whole.
