SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The academic performance of a child became more reliant on the wealth of their parents in the last 10 years, a study showed Wednesday. Professor Kim Seong-sik from Seoul National University of Education reported during a forum at the National Assembly on Tuesday that according to the Korea Educational Development Institute, the inequality [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — About six out of 10 South Korean parents enjoy playing video games with their children, a survey showed Wednesday. According to the survey conducted last year by the Korea Creative Content Agency, 59.3 percent of the 1,028 respondents with school-age children said they play video games with their children [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of unmarried South Koreans in their 30s and 40s live with their parents, a recent study showed. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs reported that according to the 2021 National Survey on Fertility and Family Health and Welfare, 49.7 percent of unmarried men and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 7 in 10 South Koreans play video games, and more people are playing games with their children, a poll showed Thursday. The Korea Creative Content Agency conducted a survey of 6,000 people between the ages of 10 and 65, in which 74.4 percent had played video games [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant number of parents working in Seoul haven’t taken any parental leave in fear of lagging behind the competition at work or burdening others with their workload, a survey showed Wednesday. The Seoul Foundation and Women and Family conducted a survey of 2,005 Seoul residents (1,482 women, 523 [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of elementary school parents near the presidential office has filed a petition asking police to take steps to safeguard their children from noise and other hazards from constant rallies around the top office. A series of rallies have been held near the new presidential office in Yongsan, [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Three out of 10 adults under the age of 50 live with their parents, instead of living independently, a state-run think tank said Tuesday, casting light on the spreading phenomena of late marriage and non-marriage in Korean society. According to a research report issued by the Korea Institute for [...]
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, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea celebrates the centennial anniversary of Children’s Day, heightening concerns allude to stricter standards that are being forced upon children in the cultural sphere, including movie theaters and concert halls. Parents complain that it is too much to disallow children from making noise at movie theaters, especially [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Schools from elementary to secondary levels are bracing for fully in-person classes for the upcoming spring semester, but parents are on edge over infection fears as the country’s daily COVID-19 tally is expected to go up further down the road. With the new semester for most schools scheduled to [...]