Abuse: Parents smacking children.

What are your views on parents smacking there children?

I think it's alright but not too often. Children need some discipline in their childhood to maintain a good enough life. But not too often though. Parents who take their anger out on their children and in fact when they don't deserve it, that is just appalling...


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It's wrong. I remember reading somewhere that it's been proven that physically punishing your children can lead to anxiety and other stuff or something in later life. Plus, violence is just plain wrong.

There are many simpler solutions - and ones that work better - than violence.

its fine if its not leaving a mark . how else would they discipline the child?.. the time out chairs never works

I deserved my physical punishment. No wonder children these days can't withstand pain, not on the playgrounds or even in sport (Cricket bats made of flipping plastic).

I called my Mum a ***** and got a slap right across the face. Do I have anxiety? No. Do I hate society? No. I got my just desserts for disrespecting my Mother.

What a nanny-state Government proposition. What's next?

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Originally Posted by !x!dude!x!2

its fine if its not leaving a mark . how else would they discipline the child?.. the time out chairs never works

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Are you saying this from experience or is this an assumption

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ot: I don't really have problems with parents doing it sometimes and I won't stop them and tell them it's wrong but I don't think smacking should be seen as a healthy practice. So yeah avoid encouraging it

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Originally Posted by karter

Are you saying this from experience or is this an assumption

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ot: I don't really have problems with parents doing it sometimes and I won't stop them and tell them it's wrong but I don't think smacking should be seen as a healthy practice. So yeah avoid encouraging it

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the time out chair did nothing to me . but the hits smarten me up

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Originally Posted by !x!dude!x!2

its fine if its not leaving a mark . how else would they discipline the child?.. the time out chairs never works

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If the time out chair didn't work it was used wrong

If it dont leave a mark then yeah, but should it even happen anyway, cant the parents find another way to punish there children. And how do the parents know if it will leave a mark. Its abuse.

I'm not a fan of it, and I won't be smacking my children, but there's no way it can be stopped really.

And even if there was a 'law' on saying it was wrong, where do you draw the line?