SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey of married couples in South Korea revealed that the top demand from fathers is having sufficient time for child-rearing responsibilities. The Population and Health Welfare Association announced the results on May 8 of a poll titled “My Perception of Modern Fathers” conducted between April 15 and 28. [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –A recent study by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs has highlighted the financial concerns of childless newlyweds contemplating parenthood, with anticipated monthly child-rearing expenses exceeding 1.4 million won per child. This survey, conducted from May 30 to June 8, 2023, involved 300 households (150 men and 150 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The cognitive function and quality of life among seniors who partake in rearing their grandchildren are higher than those who do not, a report showed Sunday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs analyzed the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging conducted every two years from 2008 to 2020 [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — About half of the South Korean households with infants had experienced a career interruption for childbirth and child-rearing, a poll showed Wednesday. The Korea Institute of Child Care and Education conducted a survey of 2,500 households with children under 6 years of age across the country. Half of the [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — While parents with toddlers or young children believe that child-rearing should be shared between husband and wife, women still take on most of the responsibilities of child-rearing in reality, a poll showed Tuesday. The Korea Institute of Child Care and Education conducted a nationwide survey of 1,228 parents with [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — In many cases, the value of child-rearing costs acknowledged by courts was found to be less than half of the amount claimed by parents who filed suits to request payment of child support, data released by a provider of free legal consultation services showed Tuesday. The Korea Legal Aid [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Women take up the absolute majority among families in dealing with homemaking and child rearing, according to recent data. The Ministry of Gender and Equality conducted a survey of 10,997 households throughout the country, in which 70.5 percent said that the mother was in charge of groceries, cooking, and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting from this month, unmarried fathers will be able to receive financial support for child-rearing expenses even before the birth of their child has been registered. Their children will also be able to continue to receive health insurance benefits. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family unveiled such measures [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Growing up, Kim Hye-joon longed for a nurturing paternal figure that his own failed to give. His father, deeply patriarchal and inflexible, rarely tried to listen to his son and punished more often than he communicated. Now the father of a daughter in her 20s, for the past several [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans estimate the value of child rearing at 2.35 million won (US$2,208.64) a month, a sum that is close to the country’s median income, a report said Thursday. The Korea Institute of Child Care and Education, which released the report based on surveys, found that 84 percent of [...]