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The Legal Parenting Guide

There is a saying that parents are their children’s first teachers. Family education concerns the growth of a child and therefore affects a country’s development and social stability. Chinese parents are known for their intense involvement in their offspring’s life, but some do not know how to be good parents. Now, a new law offers guidelines.

Chinese lawmakers adopted the Family Education Promotion Law, the first of its kind in the country, in late October, which is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2022.

The law stipulates that parents or other guardians of minors shall be responsible for family education, while

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