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(3)Response to Bad Behavior

Many scold children through "Explaining the reasons of bad behavior."

Among responses to bad behavior, the most respondents "Often" "Explains the reasons of bad behavior" (81.8%). Many respondents "Sometimes" "Scold with words like 'No' or 'Stop' without explaining the reasons" (65.7%), or "Slap the buttocks or otherwise physically scold" (66.7%) (Table 7).

Table 7  Response to bad behavior of boys and girls
(Unit: %)
   Total Explain the reasons
of bad behavior
Scold with words
like 'No' or 'Stop'
without explaining
the reasons
Slap the buttocks
or otherwise
physically scold
Ignore the child's
behavior to have
him/her know that it
was bad
Keep the child out or
lock up in the closet,
etc.
Often Sometimes Never Often Sometimes Never Often Sometimes Never Often Sometimes Never Often Sometimes Never
Total 100.0 81.8 17.7 0.2 21.0 65.7 12.2 9.8 66.7 22.6 1.4 32.0 64.7 0.6 22.3 75.9
Boys 100.0 81.7 17.7 0.2 21.7 65.5 11.6 11.5 68.9 18.7 1.5 31.8 64.7 0.8 25.2 72.7
Girls 100.0 81.8 17.7 0.2 20.1 65.9 12.9 8.0 64.3 26.8 1.3 32.2 64.7 0.4 19.3 79.3
Notes:1)The figures are based on the total responses to the 4th survey (total replies: 41,557).
2)The total includes the number of samples with "unknown" for each item.


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