smacking

“Smacking” is a commonly accepted term for the (light) hitting of children in the name of discipline. Many parents smack their children with the belief that it will deter them from bad behaviour and that they themselves were...

discipline for children

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Would you smack your child?

scorpio19 @scorpio19 (1363) 12 Dec 08

mat

parenting

I used to smack when eating as a young child. For those that are not familiar with the term smack (it simply means to make noise while you're eating, using by habit of chewing your food partically with your mouth open) As a...

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Do you (or someone you know) smack when eating?

hdjohnson @hdjohnson (2981) • United States 25 Oct 08

chewing food

eating

making noise while eating

Do you ever smack your children Im not talking beat them Im talking a smack across the legs or hand if they are naughty or to tell them no? I have done with all of mine but they do have to push me to breaking point and usually...

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1 person

Do you smack them?

TinaP40 @TinaP40 (329) • Spain 12 Apr 08

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How would you react if someone hit your child so badly.....

a1intnet @a1intnet (248) • Mauritius 31 Mar 08

with a piece of a plasic toy that they bruised them? My sister in law 'smacked' my 6 year old son yesterday afternoon with a piece of a plastic toy so badly that he has a huge bruise on the side of his knee. Her son screamed...

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do you support smacking your children?

jene1985 @jene1985 (224) • Australia 4 Jul 07

this has been an issue in socity for a long time so do you believe smacking your children for bad behaviour really helps them in the long run? personally I dont believe smacking is right I do not make sense of giving bad behaviour...

I am a big beliver in discipline but I do not feel comfortabul in striking my kids. you some times see when your out, a child get a real crack and I just think the size of me to the size of a kid it can't be good can it. but at...

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smacking children? is it wrong

axter69 @axter69 (379) 18 Jun 07

child care

Where do you stand on the issue of smacking your children for something they have done wrong? Have you ever smacked your children? Are you against any kind of smacking on children because you think its unfair or even classed as...

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Smacking children - abuse or a parents right?

darkness01 @darkness01 (1299) 24 May 07

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Discipline: too much or not enough?

muscare @muscare (3068) • Australia 30 Mar 07

My son is 4 yrs old, and likes to test the boundaries. My wife and I don't smack, and find that a slight raise in voice is often enough to get his attention, and we can then talk to him rationally, which seems to be unusual for a...

punishment

HUNDREDS of demonstrators took to New Zealand streets today protesting a proposed law, which would ban parents from hitting their children to discipline them. At least 400 people marched to Parliament in Wellington chanting...

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Protest March Over Smacking Children!

jennybianca @jennybianca (12912) • Australia 29 Mar 07

discipline for children

protest

I live in New Zealand. An anti-smacking Law is being introduced banning the smacking of children. There have been several amendments to the law but the basis is that it will become a criminal offense to smack your children. We are...

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Smacking

isfine @isfine (34) • New Zealand 27 Mar 07

new zealand

opinion

The NZ government is currently debating whether or not to ban parents being able to smack their children as a form of discipline. Some politicians are being forced to vote against their personal beliefs, (voting to make smacking...

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Opinions on smacking children wanted please!

I_love_cowboys @I_love_cowboys (12) • New Zealand 14 Mar 07

raising children

New Zealanders are facing a review of our anti-smacking law. Specifically a politician would like the part which says "parents may use reasonable and appropriate force where the child is engaging in actions endangering themselves...

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Anti Smacking Law - What is your view?

bigfelah @bigfelah (73) • New Zealand 28 Feb 07

antismacking law

discipline for children

this is a hot topic these days going on in NGOs too. does beating up leads to mental and physical harassment of children??? what do you think???

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does smacking chidren affects their mind??????

earnwhilelearn @earnwhilelearn (269) • India 27 Feb 07

I was hardly ever smacked as a child. But i see some people around here that if their child does one little thing wrong they get a massive beating... Do you think this is right?? and do the children actually learn from it or get...

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Do you agree with smacking children?

villerules @villerules (34) 11 Feb 07

Can anyone see the point of banning parents from smacking their children? Do we need a nanny state? I think it's far better to educate parents rather then make them criminals. My own parenting technique has changed since watching...

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Ban parents from smacking kids?

sam91081 @sam91081 (11) 9 Feb 07

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Do you think it is right to SMACK our children?

titfortat @titfortat (8) 4 Feb 07

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...