Do you think it is right to SMACK our children?
By titfortat
@titfortat (8)
February 4, 2007 1:56pm CST
In the Uk new laws were impemented to distract parents from smacking their children. However, it is still OK to smack as long as you do not leave a mark on the child. How can one differentiate between the two? Surely one is either for smacking or against! What one person may feel is not a 'hard smack' another may believe it is. What does everyone think? Are you for or against?
2 responses
@Only1Andrea (796)
• United States
4 Feb 07
I am totally for disciplining children. I do not think smacking a child is a good way of discipling them. I do believe in spanking a child on their behinds but not slapping them or punching them.
It would have to be a very rare occassion that I would actually slap a child, and there is not real way of saying that you will slap a child softly. What is a soft slap??? Slaps are meant to be a hard attention getter.
I know that the rule is that you can chastize a child and as long as you don't leave a mark it is not considered child abuse.
I can't say that I am for slapping children although some of them make you really want to at times, but I think different forms of discipline should be used, not just slapping.
@titfortat (8)
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4 Feb 07
I hear what you're saying, but do you not think that there are other ways to punish a child and still be able to get through to them? Maybe a naughty chair or a time out sitting on the stairs or even a chart where points can be added for good behaviour and taken away for bad behaviour!!!!
@cristlegirl (817)
• United States
4 Feb 07
I think there are times where it is okay to spank your child, not smack them, and again as long as you don't leave a mark. Many children don't respond to redirecting and telling them no, but you should try that first.
