Thursday 07 August
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
TLC Almost A Reality As
September Deadline Fast
Approaches
Poll Indicates
Drop In Insecurity
Law Banning Parental
Beatings Puts PANI To
Work
Costa Rica Elected To
UPU Council
Bus Fare Hike Approved
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Law Banning Parental
Beatings Puts PANI To
Work
Although the law that
bans parents from
physically discipline
their children does not
provide punishment for
those that do not
comply, parents and
guardians will be under
the watchful eyes of the
Patronato Nacional de la
Infancia (PANI) - child
welfare agency.
The law us clear.
Parents and guardians
cannot, as a form of
discipline, beat their
children or abuse them
psychologically or
humiliate them.
However, the law does
not set out a punishment
- neither penal or
economic - for abusing
parents and that is
where the PANI has
decided to offer a
quicker response to
reports of parental
abuse of their children
and to apply sanctions
available to them, like
removing the child from
the abusive home or
parent.
For experts the law has
pros and cons. A recent
study shows that 64% of
Costa Rican parents
beat, kick or grab their
and 74% use humiliation
as a form of raising
their children.
The work of the PANI is
just beginning as they
impart their message,
convincing many parents
that they can discipline
and educate their
children without
physical violence.
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