Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:34:21 +0200“No evidence that physical punishment changes children’s behaviour” says head of UNICEF CZhttps://english.radio.cz/no-evidence-physical-punishment-changes-childrens-behaviour-says-head-unicef-cz-8785071© 2026 Radio Prague International The Ministry of Justice announced last week that it plans to enshrine the inadmissibility of physically punishing children in law. The proposed amendment to the country's Civil Code would not make hitting children illegal or impose penalties on parents for doing so, but is rather intended as a recommendation that, the ministry hopes, will change societal norms. But does it really stand a chance of doing so? To find out, I spoke to Pavla Gomba, director of UNICEF Czech Republic. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/db580d852545009ba283ce5ca5d22d94.jpg?timestamp=1685966025 “No evidence that physical punishment changes children’s behaviour” says head of UNICEF CZ https://english.radio.cz/no-evidence-physical-punishment-changes-childrens-behaviour-says-head-unicef-cz-8785071 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9