what do we think about smacking children should there be a law against it lets have your comment?

Answer 1

it didn't do me any harm.
i have 2 kids, a toddler and a baby, my toddler gets a smack only when he is really naughty, it's not an everyday thing and he seems 2 learn from it.
my baby is 9 months old and do not smack him yet. i think they should be old enough 2 understand what they r doing and show that they know what they shouldn't do.
but i do believe there is a line, i never smack my child so that it causes great pain and a red mark. it's purely just 2 sting slightly, not 2 physically harm.

Answer 2

There are laws against 'smacking' children, but not spanking (which too many kids need these days). Smacking is hitting a child hard somewhere other than the bottom and not necessarily for a reason. Spanking is the consequence to negative behavior which the child has already been warned will not be tolerated. Spanking works as long as it is accompanied by a prior warning to adjust the behavior (spanking is the last resort) and by a talk making sure the child understands what they did wrong that caused the spanking to occur. In REAL life, if you do something wrong you go to jail...negative acts have negative consequences. Spanking is that consequence for a child and teaches them this lesson for later in life.

I grew up being spanked and hit. There is a difference and no mental defects due to spanking. Everyone I know was spanked and no one cries about how horrible it was, because they know as adults they did something to deserve it and it probably kept them from doing those things again and being in jail now.

Does spanking assert a parent's authority to the child? Absolutely! Since when is this a bad thing? The child needs to understand his or her place or forget about discipline when they become teenagers. Maybe if parents would stop worrying about being friends to their kids and start being parents I wouldn't have 10-year-olds smart mouthing me at the store.

Answer 3

I can see both sides of this. I understand why people don't think you should smack kids & I don't like it much myself & have rarely had to smack my own kids. BUT, when the 2 year old is about to pull a cup of coffee down on himself, or stick a toy in the power point then a loud "NO" & a small smack on the hand do wonders!

On the other hand, if the kid is throwing a tantrum then believe me a smack will only make it worse!!! (I speak from looooong experience!!)

Oh, and telling off the parents of the misbehaving child does not do anyone any good. Seriously, take 5 mins to put yourself in the parent's shoes. If you are trying to deal with a moody not-quite-teenager, a hyperactive 5 year old & a tired & cranky 2 year old, would you really want a total stranger coming up to you & telling you how you should raise your kids & what you are doing wrong??

Answer 4

this question has been asked so many times

there should NOT be a law against it
a smack should however only be given by the parents and should be given either on the bottom, thigh or back of the hand
never smack a childs face
the child should also be made well aware WHY he/she was smacked, and it should be an instant thing, meaning that it is no good smacking a child and then saying that was for something you did last week

Answer 5

I thought they was a law banning children from being smacked.
I have two kids that live with me and my wife. 1 of 7 and one of 3. I also have a 14 year old how lives with her mother and boy freind. And never in 14 years have i smacked any of my kids. I hated it when i was a child. So i dont do it. I believe in other way's of disapline. No t.v no sweet's no going out after school. They soon learn. And the kids dont het hurt. And i dont have to feel bad for about a week because i smacked them Happy day's

Answer 6

No I don't think there should be a law against smacking your own child. Our government has gone bloody mental. Why should they say how people are to discipline their children. It never done us any harm in the slightest. I think if more parents smacked their children there wouldn't be half the wicked little sods tear arsing round now that there is.

Nah, Im all for it.

Answer 7

a bit of injury never did anyone any harm, only joking I think within reason smacking is a potent deterrent as a last resort, as a kid the only thing stopping me doing reeeaaally naughty things was the prospect of a good smack if i got caught. I also think bringing a law against smacking wilkl do no good adults that physically abuse children or lose their temper are going to do it regardless of the law

Answer 8

Smacking in moderation doesn't do any harm. I personally never smacked my kids but my wife did occasionally. I myself was smacked as a child and of course we got the cane in school. Wooly minded liberals will say that if you are violent to a child then the child will grown up violent. I believe that it is the other way around, if children are disciplined by the occasional slap they will grow up to be responsible citizens.
Likewise people now want to ban children playing with toy guns. I had toy guns when I was a child,cowboy outfits etc and my son who is now nearly 50 years of age also had toy guns I married,had four children and have never committed a crime in my life, my son also is married with two children and is a model father. I think myself that there is a lot of gun crime and violence around these days because parents didn't discipline their kids properly. and perhaps,who knows, because they didn't allow their kids to have toy guns!

Answer 9

it doesnt matter whether there should be a law. some do deserve it but others don't. my mum used to raise her hand at me but wouldn't smack me but that was because i always apologised and never did it again. my brothers a whole different story but i wont get into that.
there should be a law though because children will grow up thinking that violence is the answer to everything when it isnt even though it is healthy to have a good argument now and then, and there will be some who grow being scared their whole life anticipating getting hit by someone.
but it shouldnt as some need to get smacked as they don't listen. some of the kids need to know whos boss.

Answer 10

Difficult one as I am not a parent. It is a difficult argument condoning the use of violence to get what you want from a kid. However, we do lie to children to get what we want. Think Father Christmas. Children grow up without thinking that lying is the way to go.
A short smack from a loving parent with the child's best intentions at heart can provide guidance. After all their little brains aren't up to reasoning at that age.