‘No homework here’: China café bans in-store parent-child tutoring amid fears over outbreaks of ‘emotional turbulence’
- Independent coffee shop in northern China slaps ban on homework sessions on premises over fears stressed-out parents might lose their cool
- Move follows slew of stories about volatile, home-tutoring mums and dads which have made headlines nationwide recently
A coffee shop in China has slapped a ban on parents who bring their children onto the premises to study because the stress of schooling “usually causes emotional turbulence”.
The tutoring ban has resonated with many people on mainland social media after recent cases of parents losing their cool during homework sessions made headlines in China.
According to Bailu Video, an independent café in northern China’s Tianjin municipality has posted a notice on its door that reads: “No parents bringing children to do homework here please”.
The cafe owner – a father of a four-year-old child – said the ban only applied to those who came in to study, adding that the outlet remained friendly to families with children who only want to enjoy drinks and food.
He said that he imposed the ban because “tutoring usually causes emotional turbulence for both parents and children”.
By banning them he wanted to provide other customers with a comfortable environment.
