If you slap a child is that child abuse?

Question

my mom sometimes slaps me 4 no reason and i really wanna call the police 4 it

Answer 1

It depends. For no reason? What is no reason to kid? Everything is no reason to a kid.
As for telling a teacher or a counselor, I'd go for another family member first.
I live in Ca. I have a friend who's cousin little girl told her school that she slapped her. School counselor called social services right away, and placed the kid in a foster home, while they investigated.
A week later the girl was returned home. It turns out, the girl lied and was mad because the mom wouldn't let her stay the night over a friends house, and that was her way of getting back at her.
So this school counselor put this mothers life in jeopardy because she didn't talk to the mother first. She just assumed the child was telling the truth, and acted irrationally.
I told my friend, that I hope she sued the school.

Answer 2

i dont know what state you live in but here in florida i have been told by the police that it is my right as a parent to hit my child, not to the point of obvious abuse but to hit them is fine. I am absolutly blow away by that because i would never raise my hand to a child regardless of the age. If you are being abused please call and get help for yourself and your mother. I was a child once too and recall that at the time I didnt think that I was doing anything wrong and my parents would ground me (they never hit me) I realize now that they may have been right in their decidion. There is a line between discipline and abuse.

Answer 3

im now 17....since i was like 12 my mum used to slap me (she wouldnt now cuz im preggie bt still) and i always thought it was for no reason! but to be honest i was a b*tch at times! so i deserved it! so if it just that ten well you have nothing to worry about! if its full on abuse and u are being 'harmed by it' then talk to a councellor first...or teacher. if you go to cops and your mum gets put in jail just because of a silly little spat and she slaps u then that will be on ur conscience for the rest of our life and u will regret it. but if she is proper beating u up and you feel like you are being abused for no reason then by all means go to the police!

Answer 4

i'm 13 and i get slapped all the time. as so long its not a daily thing, you'll live through it. But if she's seriously beating on you, tell a friend. Tell a teacher, tell a family member. But lets not go straight to the cops. : ) good luck.

Answer 5

my mum really hates my dad and was trying to convince me ad my sister to sue him when we become of age so i butted in and said why? why should we sue our dad if you were the sour one in the first place? you talk about him behind his back but i never have a coversation about how i should sue my slimy ***** mother with my dad.
she looked at me for a few seconds and hit my with her hand and pulled me by my hair upstairs to throw me in my room



just so you know the reason because my mum hates my dad is because some crooks stole the money from his buisness leaving him jobless so my mum couldn t leach money of him

Answer 6

yes yes yes can you make the call from a friends house if your mom hears you she might get upset and slap you again be careful good luck

Answer 7

Talk to your teacher, or your school councelor.

Your mom shouldnt be doing that.

If it does get really bad... Call the police they are there to help you.

Answer 8

Does it leave a lasting mark (more than a few minutes of redness)? Then yes. If not, it's iffy. Talk to your school counselor and they will be able to give you some more explanations as well as helping you through it.

Answer 9

For no reason? then yeah, that would be abuse.

If you mouth off.. and say some curse words... i'd say you would deserve it.

Call the cops if you feel that you are in danger.

Answer 10

well your mom shouldn't just slap you for no reason if you feel unsafe then contact someone