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中受離婚 都市部で増える受験きっかけの家庭崩壊

“Chūju rikon”: Divorce triggered by junior high entrance exams, rising in major cities

首都圏を中心に中学受験ちゅうがくじゅけんがブームとなる中、「中受離婚ちゅうじゅりこん」という言葉を聞く機会が増えています。子どもの中学受験をきっかけきっかけに家庭が崩壊ほうかいし、離婚に至るケースのことです。

As the junior high entrance exam boom continues mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, the term “chūju rikon” is being heard more often. It refers to cases where families collapse and end in divorce as a result of children’s junior high entrance exams.

離婚問題を扱う弁護士によると、子持ちの夫婦の相談のうち6〜7割が中学受験を経験しているといいます。合否にかかわらず、受験の数年間で夫婦の関係に亀裂きれつが入り、受験直後ではなく、子どもが高校や大学を卒業したタイミングで離婚に踏み切るケースも少なくありません。

According to lawyers handling divorce cases, 60 to 70 percent of couples with children who seek consultation have experienced junior high entrance exams. Regardless of the results, cracks appear in the marital relationship during the years of exam preparation, and many couples do not divorce immediately but wait until their children graduate from high school or university.

中受離婚の主な原因は3つ挙げられます。1つ目は、夫婦間の受験に対する熱量の違いが、子育てこそだての価値観かちかんの違いに繋がること。2つ目は、塾代などの多額の費用をめぐる金銭トラブル。3つ目は、親の過度な期待が子どもへの教育虐待きょういくぎゃくたいにつながるケースです。

Three main causes are cited: 1) Differences in enthusiasm for the exams leading to differences in child-rearing values. 2) Financial troubles over high costs such as cram school fees. 3) Cases where excessive parental expectations lead to educational abuse of the children.

特に母親が「伴走」を一人で担い、父親が協力しないケースでは、不満が蓄積しやすいと指摘されています。成績が思うように伸びないと、夫婦間で「育て方が悪い」などの非難が飛び交い、関係が修復不能になることもあります。

Especially in cases where the mother alone “runs alongside” the child and the father does not cooperate, dissatisfaction tends to build up. When results do not improve as expected, couples may blame each other with remarks such as “your parenting is bad,” making the relationship irreparable.

専門家は「中学受験自体が悪いわけではないが、夫婦で十分に話し合い、共通の目標を持つことが大切だ」と指摘しています。子どもの将来を考えるあまり、家庭の調和ちょうわを失わないよう、冷静な判断が求められています。

Experts point out that “the junior high entrance exam itself is not bad, but it is important for couples to discuss thoroughly and share common goals.” A calm judgment is required so as not to lose family harmony while thinking about the children’s future.

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