Is smacking the diaper and leg of a 13 month old considered child abuse?

Answer 1

if it was too hard and more than one smack then yes,

Answer 2

What did the diaper do wrong? And no, smacking the leg of a 13 month old is not considered child abuse.

Answer 3

When I was being raised and when I raised my two children, I had a simple rule that I would follow when it came to discipline of my children.

When they were doing something wrong I did the following to try to get them to stop.

1. Ask them to stop in a nice way, explaining why
2. Tell them to stop in a more stern way with explanation and warning them that if they don't stop more serious discipline will follow.
3. If they still haven't stopped then it is a spanking, time out or some other physical means of discipline for the infraction.

With this is mind, the spanking should always be without anger so that you are in control of your emotions when spanking your child. The spanking should be used as a last resort and should never be hard enough to leave a mark of any kind.

Never spank your child in anger. When that is done then usually the child is going to be abused because you are not spanking to educate you are spanking to release your anger. That is not discipline, that is abuse.

There is a lot of good reason when you are told to count to 10, SLOWLY, before any physical discipline is taken on. It gives you time to get your anger under control.

Good Luck.

Answer 4

Spanking isn't abuse as long as it doesn't leave a mark or bruise. But children don't really understand cause and effect until they're about 2 years old. So I do think 13 months is a bit young and they probably won't understand why you spanked them. And they won't remember in the future, "I got smacked the last time I did this so I better not do it again."

Answer 5

I agree with Shalla. A pop on the bottom is not child abuse. When did everything get so turned around in our society that we consider spanking child abuse? I spanked my son and he is 16 now. Strangers stop me to tell me how much more well behaved and polite he is compared to other children of the same age. They always did. Kids need to learn right behavior from wrong behavior. A pop on the bottom is not the same as a crack across the skull or a beating!

Answer 6

If it's hard and frequent, it could be considered. However, sometimes this is the only way to get a small child's attention in a dangerous situation. For instance, the day my daughter took off running toward a parking lot by herself at 18 months, she got an immediate spanking. In situations like this, it is important for them to associate the act with pain to prevent them from doing it again in the future. Sorry if anyone disagrees, but this is a tried and true method and if I have the choice of spanking my child or watching her get run over by a car, i'm going to spank.

Answer 7

DEAR MISS

PRETTY PLEASE READ THIS OK

NO IT IS NOT CHILD ABUSE ARE CHILD

ENDANGERMENT TO SPANK A 13 MONTH OLD ON THE

DIAPER ARE A LITE POP ON THE LEG WHEN YOU

HAVE TO CHANGE A DIAPER ARE SOMETHING

BECAUSE THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS ALL

CHILDREN ROLL AROUND AND DO NOT STAY PUT

WHEN CHANGING THEM SO NO IT IS NOT CHILD ABUSE

ARE CHILD ENDANGERMENT OK ONLY A LITE POP ON

THE LEG WHEN THE DIAPER IS CHANGED AND A LITE

POP ON THE DIAPER WHEN THEY ARE DOING

SOMETHING WRONG OK

TAKE CARE

Answer 8

To ask this question tells me you must be feeling exasperated with your baby at these times you smack. However, the truth of the matter is that It is abuse. However, you can stop if you wish to. You are now doing the best you know how to do as a parent with the skills you have. Firstly take care of yourself, be kind to yourself and perhaps you will learn to discipline your child in a more effective way. We need to teach children from a young age about treating others with respect and we do this by treating them and others in our environment with respect. Abusive anger releases your tensio and allows you to feel in control. However there are many other ways to teach your child right from wrong besides hitting. May I suggest getting some ideas from your health sister or a positive parenting source.

Answer 9

I would honestly say that I don't think you are in the wrong by popping your child. Do not use this in excess! If you don't have to pop them then dont but sometimes you have to get your point across. NEVER leave a mark because no matter the age of a child if you have left a mark you are spanking them too hard and CPS would definitly not allow this! Be cautious when spanking your child in public too because people tend to hear you do it and automatically think you are trying to hurt her!

Answer 10

I know to many kids who bite, curse, throw tantrums, destroy things in stores and their parents do nothing.
Now, when that child grows up and kicks, slaps, spits on the parents...whose fault is it...??
discipline is different than child abuse...its no wonder the kids are so crazy...they can do whatever they want, and its considered cute when they are under 5...when they get to be teenagers and do the same things they did as toddlers, they are problem children, or have an acronym diesease made up to blame it on, and get sent off to boot camp...sheesh...whats this world coming to.

Answer 11

i don't understand the need to smack a 13 month old (or any child). they are exploring and learning, and it is the job of the parent to teach them. i somehow managed to raise my son with nothing worse than the threat of a smack ("honey, we have talked about this behaviour, we have had time out, and you are still not doing the right thing. i think that i might have to smack you. i don't want to, but i'm told it works")(i used time out techniques from when he was a year old, they worked beautifully). I have a terrific 8 year old. And yes, i'm proud of the job i've done, and proud of my son!