#parent | #kids | Pressure on mothers leading to child abuse – Sat, July 25 2020 | #childabuse | #children | #kids

The unequal burden of child care and housework on women has caused a domino effect leading to violence against children as mothers juggle competing demands as the COVID-19 health crisis turns homes into offices and classrooms, a recent survey by the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has found.
The online survey was conducted between June 8 and 14 involving 25,164 child respondents and 14,169 parents in 34 provinces. Of the parent respondents, 74.4 percent were women and 25.6 percent were men.
The survey showed that child care was mostly done by mothers, from giving the children information about health protocols amid the pandemic to assisting their study and other activities, as well as teaching them to care for others.
Meanwhile, 21 percent of fathers never helped their children to study and 17.5 percent never accompanied them in doing activities other than studying…