Gender roles become more distinct, especially at senior level, seeing the climate between girls and boys toughens. Verbal abuse is part of everyday life at senior level. Adults have to confront this trend and make it clear that verbal abuse is unacceptable. A study made by the Children's Ombudsman suggests that the courts seldom take the best interests of the child into consideration. When county administrative courts decide on the enforcement of custody decisions the best interests of the child are not at uppermost.
Few decisions reflect independent and individual judgements concerning the child's best interests.
It is most important to introduce an amendment to the Act, stating that children are entitled to express their opinion and have their opinion acknowledged. This should also include minors under the age of twelve. The annual report is available in Swedish on this web site. Go to the report . Lena Nyberg takes office as the new Children's Ombudsman in Sweden On Monday 19th of February, Lena Nyberg took up her duties as the new Children's Ombudsman in Sweden.