COLOME, Carolina Schmitt; SANTOS, Jennifer Vanessa Ávila dos; PORTA, Daniele Dalla    SIQUEIRA, Aline Cardoso. Mothers’ Awareness of Children and Adolescents’ Rights in Rio Grande do Sul. []. , 22, 1, pp.164-185.   17--2024. ISSN 1808-4281.  https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2022.66492.

Even though the Statute for Children and Adolescents is 30 years old, there are still impasses in relation to its awareness on the part of Brazilians, as well as its implementation. This study aimed to analyze the mothers of 2 to 8-year-olds’ awareness about the rights of children and adolescents and perception of violations. For this purpose, 56 mothers responded to an interview which was quantitative and qualitatively analyzed. The analysis showed many participants were unable to name the specific Brazilian law responsible for the protection of rights. In addition, 89.3% did not consider spanking as physical violence and only seven mothers recognized spanking as physical aggression. Regarding sexual abuse, 94.64% of the participants considered acts of showing photos or videos and inappropriate touching and looking at a child as sexual violence. However, considering a hypothetical situation of sexual intercourse between a 14-year-old young girl and an adult over 35 years old, 30.35% of the mothers indicated the adolescent was total or partially responsible for the act. Results highlight the need for debates about legislation, besides the promotion of activities that offer parents non-violent education alternatives.

: human rights; maternity; family violence..

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