Should parents be able to hit children?

[Kieeran]

when my mum rasies her fist i run for my lyfe

[GoldenMerc]

No, I disagree with hitting children.

Same, even if it doesn't physically harm them in a few years. they will remember it.

[kuzkasate]

Well I dont like it but it does work I suppose and its up to the parents. Its sometimes really frustrating I sometimes do it to my sister. When she starts going mental and not listening and sobbing and being a pain in the bum even tho I told her like 50 times to stop, she carries on... a smack or too solved it I wish there was another way...

[Fehm]

Nope. End of.

[Suspective]

You can't assualt someone on the street. So No.

[myke]

@Jordan It's not done with the intent to hurt the kid :s It's to shock them.

Depends on what a persons view on "hit" is.
A smack in the face is a definite no no.
I know plenty of kids who have been "smacked" as children, it hasn't made them any more violent... in fact, they respect their parents more, I think. It doesn't take more than one little smack on the bottom, and the child'll learn. I don't even remember if I was "smacked" as a child... so it realllyyy doesn't cause psycological problems. and anyway, in todays society, if a parent "smacks" their child, even lightly, or even touches them, the child is more likely to play on it being abuse. i know someone whos kid was in town with them and he was running around kicking the pidgeons, the dad went over to the kid grabbed his arm and the kid shouted PLEASE DADDY DONT SMACK ME PLEASE DADDY DONT and started crying, everyone looked and he had to let go... the kid hasn't ever been touched in his life... Just my opinion so yh. bye

[Suspective]

@Jordan It's not done with the intent to hurt the kid :s It's to shock them.

Depends on what a persons view on "hit" is.
A smack in the face is a definite no no.
I know plenty of kids who have been "smacked" as children, it hasn't made them any more violent... in fact, they respect their parents more, I think. It doesn't take more than one little smack on the bottom, and the child'll learn. I don't even remember if I was "smacked" as a child... so it realllyyy doesn't cause psycological problems. Just my opinion so yh. bye

Its absuse. Exactly you don't know. Theres adults out there, who have mental health problems due to hitting and abuse. It affects them, and makes them violent. They think its the way to resolve issues.

[myke]

Its absuse. Exactly you don't know. Theres adults out there, who have mental health problems due to hitting and abuse. It affects them, and makes them violent. They think its the way to resolve issues.

This thread isn't about throwing kids down the stairs or punching eight shades of trash out of them, because everyone who has morals knows it's wrong, this is about a gentle slap on their bum :S

[cocaine]

i was smacked as a child. it works. teach the little *******s a lesson.

[myke]

i was smacked as a child. it works. teach the little *******s a lesson.

matt you have psycological issues and you're soooo violent

no.