“Go straight to your room!” Who among us, as a child, has not heard this at least once. But one of the most classic censorships, inserted by European Council in the pamphlet that tells parents what to do in the event of a young child’s misdeeds, he may soon be discouraged by the international organization itself. The reason? According to what Le Figaro writes, it would be “educational violence”.
The French newspaper writes that it had access to an email exchange, inand Regina Jensdottirhead of the children’s rights division at the Council of Europe, explains that “Go to your room” would be “obsolete”and will be” reformulated “. The Council of Europe later confirmed that it will no longer promote this sanction, at the request of several associations.
In a booklet to ‘support the positive parenting’, the organization had already written that it was good to ‘react to the child’s misbehavior with explanations and, if necessary, non-violent punishment, such as a simple ‘time,'” writes Le Figaro
Satisfied StopVeo, one of the associations that lobbied, considering the controversial censorship inappropriate for the resolution of conflict situations. But the debate continues. “After all, it seems like a moderate sanction. So you have to understand the reasons why the child is forced to go to the bedroom,” reflects Benjamin Sadoun, a child psychiatrist at the Paris University Hospital Group.
After all, the Council of Europe for children has long derided “corporal” punishment, such as the classic slap, but also the simple “punishments”, as it is written in its resolution:
“Punishment without physical violence can be just as harmful. As studies by the Council of Europe have shown, psychological violence, which consists, for example, of threatening, ridiculing or frightening a child, poses serious health problems in Europe. Children are also harmed by the climate of violence between parents. The best solution is for governments to assist parents to help them respond appropriately.”
A thesis supported by psychology associations, but not shared by all. Per Christine Schuhltoddler educator, forcing the child to go to the room “is crazy” and also speaks of “unprecedented of psychic punishment”.
But on Instagram Caroline Goldman , psychologist and author of “File in your room” criticizes the position of the Council of Europe and other associations on this method. For her, this “feeling of relaxation illustrates what they stand for in terms of education: ltotal horizontality between parents and childrenwithout a pole of wisdom, because according to them all authority is abusive”. She hopes to be heard” by the Council of Europe, to support and guide the beneficial effects of an equitable, respectful and structuring parental authority for children!”
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