China prepares law to punish parents for their children’s misbehavior

China’s parliament will consider a bill to punish parents if their young children exhibit “very bad behavior” or commit crimes.

Under the proposed draft family education promotion law, guardians will be punished and ordered to attend family education orientation programs if prosecutors determine that the children in their care engage in very bad or criminal behavior.

“There are many reasons why adolescents misbehave and lack of or inadequate family education is the main cause”Said Zang Tiewei, spokesman for the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China.

The draft of the family education promotion law, which will be reviewed at the NPC Standing Committee session this week, also urges parents to organize time for their children to rest, play and exercise.

Beijing this year has addressed issues ranging from the addiction of young people to online games, seen as a form of “spiritual opium“, Even repressing worship”blindTo internet celebrities.

In recent months, the Ministry of Education has limited gaming hours for minors, allowing them to play online for one hour only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

It has also cut homework and banned after-school tutoring for core subjects on weekends and holidays, concerned about the heavy academic burden on children.

At the same time, China urges young Chinese to be less “female” and more “varoniles”.

In its “Proposal to prevent the feminization of male adolescents”Issued in December, the Ministry of Education urged schools to promote sports such as soccer.