'' but must remain within reasonable and supportable limits for the child. All this suggests that the beatings administered by parents and which children lived through and suffered from should not be severe. The DHS 2011 confirms that children experienced non-violent sanctions of up to 86.8% , against smaller verbal psychological aggressions (77.3%). The concerned population decreases when it comes to corporal punishment (71.5%) and it drops to 25% that is only 1 in 4 children in terms of very violent corporal punishment. However, there is still a strong penchant to wards the use of violence (86.0%). Regarding non-violent sanctions and aggressive verbal sanctions (insults which may shock and leave psychological traces), crossings by sex, place of strength, department, age, level of education of the mother and the level of well-being, there does not seem to be a major gap or significant differences even in the richest households and with mothers of higher education, the use of non-violent punishment and psychological aggression is moderate. However, the overall rates of the use of nonviolent sanctions and psychological violence remain high (between 87.0% for non-violent sanctions and 77.3% for psychological aggression) or approximately 3 / 4 and a bit more parents regardless of their economic or socio-cultural status who adopt sanctions with lasting and negative psychological effects. Corporal punishment, which marks a higher level of violence, involves 2 / 3 of children (71.5%). It is administered against as many girls as boys but much more in rural areas (74.2%) than in urban areas (69.8). Kouilou takes the lead in terms of administration of corporal punishment with 82.5% of children affected. It is closely followed by Likouala which records (80.6%) and by the Niari 79.5%. In the intermediate group are the Pool, Plateaux and Cuvette with respectively 78.8%, 77.3% and 73.2%. Brazzaville is placed at the end of the race behind the Cuvette-Ouest, Sangha and Pointe Noire. The differences are small in the different groups, but significant between the first and the last. The most significant differences, which lead to further reflection, concern the sanctions by age group. It seems that children aged 5-11 years are more difficult than those of 12-14 years (73.9% of children aged 5-11 years are punished against 59.3% among 12-14 years). The trend is downward when taking into account the higher level of education of the mother, although the trend is not consistent (72.9% for uneducated mothers to 66.4% for senior secondary school graduated mothers). The same trend is observed with children classified according to the level of the child’s well-being in the household; rates fall to 75.6% among the poorest, and to 67.1% for the richest. Between common corporal punishment (slaps, caning) to very severe punishment there is only one step. Parents do not dare cross it certainly for fear of consequences. The rate of children victims falls to 25.0%. However, 1 in 4 children experience acts of great violence. The proportion is still too high, although there are differences by gender or area of residence. The Kouilou department holds the record of very violent corporal punishment with 35.5% of children involved. It is closely followed by Likouala with 33.3% and a little further (28.6%) by the Cuvette. Perhaps they develop cultural educational traditions through violence 'as the highest level of income or education does not influence the practice much. Indeed, even in households with mothers highly educated, the differences between them and those who are not educated is 2 points (23.7% and 22.0%). Violent abuses are practiced almost at equivalent levels. Perhaps we should seek some explanation in cultural traditions. 40