Folk village's 'ghost discipline' program draws child abuse complaints

A program at the Korean Folk Village in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, in which costumed ghosts frighten children into promising to behave, is facing child abuse complaints. Local authorities say they will review how it operates. The program is widely known as "ghost discipline." Performers in ghost makeup confront children brought in by their parents over habits such as picky eating, throwing tantrums or refusing to bathe, and do not let up until the children promise to change. Online, the ghosts h