Parents have given Taiwan poor marks in a new survey on how easy it is to take children in public. As Taiwan's population declines and its birth rate continues to plummet below replacement levels, parents report hostile public infrastructure and attitudes towards young children.
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00:00Parents with young children have given Taiwan poor marks for child friendliness. A recent
00:06survey gave the country 47 out of 100 points in terms of ease of taking children out in
00:12public. Over half said this can be stressful and that attitudes towards children are unfriendly.
00:19One of the biggest problems, they reported, was blocked or uneven sidewalks, making it
00:24hard to get around with strollers. They also pointed to issues on public transport, from
00:30few spaces for strollers to erratic bus drivers. The findings come as Taiwan faces a new tipping
00:37point in its population decline, with a fifth of the country set to be 65 or older next
00:43year.