Guy gets angry, slaps his child so hard he makes the child bleed is, this abuse?

Question

I am looking for yes or no answers. In the case of child abuse there is no gray area, you can't say, "Well it was a little abusive."

If need be apply it to yourself, is anyone ever justified in hitting you hard enough to draw blood? Or think of it this way you have a small person mouthing off to a person three or four times his size. Is it okay for that large person to hit and draw blood on the small person? Try it from a differnt angle, a mouthy woman, is it alright for her husband to hit her hard enough to draw blood?

So.....a man gets angry at a mouthy child, hits him hard enough to draw blood. It is child abuse?

There is another question in parenting a guy says he slaps his kid hard enought to make him bleed and then buys him a PS3. All the answers are about spoiling the child by giving in and buying a PS3. Just about everyone overlooked a child hit and bloodied! And a parent out of control! I was just wondering if the world had gone insane. So far the answers to this quesoitn are restoring my faith!

Answer 1

YES! ALL CAPS JUST TO SHOW HOW SERIOUS!

Answer 2

People often react without conscience thinking. If this is what happened, it is more understandable, but not ok. When I was younger I remember getting slapped on the cheek once and never talking to my parent as I had again. As long as there are no other signs of abuse I would not necessarily report the parent right away. If there is a history of other events such as this (with or without the child being involved) I would consider counseling and anger management. If there is a history of abuse, someone needs to step in and say it is not okay (using whatever means they deem appropriate as they will understand the situation far better than anyone here). The parent also needs to talk to the child and explain, as well as they can what happened and why they did what they did. I do not mean blaming the child for what they said or how they said it. This parent needs to own their actions. By talking to the child and helping them understand it will ease the mental pain the child has right now. The parent also needs to explain that they are working on getting help so that this doesn't happen again. It will also teach the child to do the same when they make a bad choice and feel bad about what has happened. To get a good start, I would suggest counseling of some kind, or at least talking to a trusted friend. In most cases a situation like this only happens once and can be prevented if the parent has someone that they can talk to about parenting issues. Good Luck and I hope everything works out for the best.

Answer 3

YES..YES..YES, how many more times must someone tell you, I can't believe you have to go on line to even ask such a question, I would have called the police so fast on him, and then had his bags packed on the front lawn.. The fact that you suggested he's slapped you before, it shouldn't have been such a stretch to smacking your child.. If you do not report him and he does it again (and he will) you've put your child in a dangerous position and you can be charged with child endangerment, you'll both end up in jail. Is that what you want? You sound like your trying to defend his actions by stating that the child was mouthing off. So what, you don't abuse a child for sassing. I think you both need help and someone better get it for the childs sake.

Answer 4

It's never alright to hit anyone! Yes, this is child abuse and yes, if a man hits a woman, it is abuse as well. There is no reason for a man to get so angry about a child mouthing off for him to wail off and hit the child hard enough to draw blood. If I was this child's mother, the cops would be called asap.

Answer 5

OMG!! How could someone think that this isn't abuse? This IS child abuse and if that really happened. A picture needs to be taken of the child (where he was hit) and the cops called asap!
No one has the right to put their hands on anyone, especially a small defenseless child. I hope whoever did this gets put behind bars and hopefully the inmates will beat the tar out of him.

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

Yes There are other ways to punish children. I have a mouthy 4 year old and I could never hit her so hard to draw blood. That is abuse

Answer 8

Yes, it is child abuse. Discipline is one thing, a slight slap when a chile is being disrespectful. OK When you hit hard enough to draw blood, you have crossed a line. It's inappropriate to even hit another adult this way, When it is done to a child, you need to be put in jail and kept away from children. My advise, get this "guy" away from your child immediately, before he harms you child more seriously!!!

Answer 9

yes. Abuse with a capital A, i have worked with child protection agencys for many years, this is not parenting. Done it once and will do it again if he is not stopped.
Maybe it is just a case of going to some triple p classes or anger management classes.
This form of parenting is never ok, this child will always remember and may resent him forever.

Answer 10

Yes it is wrong for that . I am okay with a spanking but this isn't the same and if this is happening it is up to you to put a stop to it if it isn't your then you make a call if it is your then why the hell are you asking this question when you she bet the dog snot out of the person that did it to who ever it is and call the police and have him or her locked up abuse and crazy/

Answer 11

Absolutely. The man shouldn't have let the situation escalate to the point of having his kid yell at him. It's not only child abuse, it's really poor parenting. Kids don't make the rules, so parents don't have to prove their point or justify themselves to them in any way. I hope he doesn't get in trouble for this, just remind him that he should be the one with the clear head and have the kid listen to him BECAUSE HE HAS TO.