No kid zone

Around this time, a number of court rulings held businesses at least partially responsible after children were injured on the premises.

[6] No kid zones are not areas that are normally off-limits to children such as bars or casinos; but they are frequently coffeehouses, restaurants,[7] and movie theatres.

[7] Businesses that allow children in Seoul may market themselves as a Kids OK Zone, a designation that is regulated by the Happy Parenting Division.

[11] In 2023 survey of 1,000 South Korean adults conducted by a private research group, 61.9% supported the implementation of no kid zones.

[5] 70% of surveyed respondents believed that no kid zones were not discriminatory as long as other venues accepted parents with children.

[16][3] Some view the zones as discriminatory and inconvenient towards parents and children while others argue they are within the rights of business owners to enact.

She also believes that no kid zones contribute to cultural specific challenges faced by new parents in South Korea.

[19] Kim Ji-hak, a member of Diversity Korea, believes that exclusionary zones based on age or other characteristics are "clearly discriminatory by definition".

[15] A 2017 decision by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea ruled that no kid zones were discriminatory, but this did not legally restrict them from existing.