CZECH REPUBLIC

Studies carried out in 1994 and 2004 showed a high prevalence of corporal punishment by parents. 1,000 ten-year-olds were questioned in each study. In 1994, 90% of them had experienced some kind of corporal punishment at home; in 2004, 86% had. In 1994, a third of the children had been hit with an object, hit on a sensitive part of their body, or hit in a way that left visible marks. In 2004, a quarter of children had experienced this. 

(Reported by Child Abuse and Neglect in Eastern Europe, 24 May 2007, www.canee.net/czech_republic/study_eighty_six_percent_of_czech_children_have_experienced_corporal_punishment_at_home)

A 2006 public opinion poll by Median agency for the daily Mladá fronta Dnes found that 25% of the 636 respondents supported the use of corporal punishment in schools, more commonly among respondents aged 45-50 years than among those with school aged children.

(Reported in The Prague Post, 20 June 2007)