Government Federal Council wants to explicitly enshrine non-violent parenting in law

The Federal Council wants to explicitly enshrine the principle of non-violent parenting in law. On Friday, it adopted a corresponding dispatch for the attention of parliament.

The proposed provision explicitly obliges parents to raise children without the use of violence, as the Federal Council announced on Friday. Under current law, violence towards children is already not permitted in the context of parental upbringing. However, the Federal Council and Parliament would like to expressly enshrine the principle in law.

The new provision would serve as a model, writes the Federal Council. It is a clear signal to society: violence in parenting, namely corporal punishment and other forms of degrading treatment of children, will not be tolerated.

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