More than 96 percent of newlyweds, pregnant women, and parents who have children aged between 0 to 14 years old have received some form of family education, according to local authorities.
The municipal education commission, women's federation, health bureau and federation of trade unions have jointly established parent schools, held community-based family education activities, and set up consultation centers on family education.
Statistics show that by the end of last year, over 760,000 Shanghai residents had had consultation services on family education. Over 99 percent of kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools opened parent schools, and most newlyweds received health education.
Latest survey results show that more than 70 percent of the families investigated favor family education.
(Eastday.com 06/11/2001)