在2024年7月11日，我受邀参与了SBS记者组织的电话采访，与其他嘉宾一起探讨了一个值得深思的话题：“体罚孩子在澳洲华人社区中的看法”。此次讨论围绕体罚在传统华人教养文化中的历史渊源，以及它在西方儿童保护法的约束和科学教育的引导下逐步演变的现状展开。
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体罚孩子在传统华人育儿文化中有着悠久的历史，它通常被视为一种行之有效的短期行为纠正方式。然而，随着澳洲华人社区接触到更多科学育儿理念和西方儿童保护法律，对体罚的态度正发生积极变化。
通过这次讨论，我深刻感受到许多家长在寻找短期效果与长期影响之间平衡时所面临的困惑和挑战。同时，也欣慰地看到越来越多的华人家长开始主动学习正向教养方法，将传统文化价值观与现代科学依据相结合，为孩子创造更健康的成长环境。
On 11th July 2024, I was invited by an SBS journalist to participate in a phone interview discussing the topic: "How Do Chinese Australians View Corporal Punishment?". This discussion shed light on a topic that has been deeply rooted in Chinese parenting culture yet is evolving under the influence of Western child protection laws and education.
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Corporal punishment has a long history in traditional Chinese parenting practices, often seen as an effective way to achieve short-term behavioural correction. However, as the Chinese community in Australia becomes more exposed to scientific parenting approaches and Western values on child protection, attitudes toward this practice are shifting.
Through this discussion, I reflected on the challenges many parents face in balancing short-term outcomes with long-term impacts on their children’s emotional and psychological well-being. It is encouraging to see more Chinese parents seeking knowledge about positive parenting techniques and actively adapting their methods to align with both cultural values and modern evidence-based approaches.