Should Smacking Children Be Illegal?

[KeithD]

The threat of a slap across the back of the leg should be a strong deterrent. If it is used too often then it becomes meaningless.

[les_taxi]

The threat of a slap across the back of the leg should be a strong deterrent. If it is used too often then it becomes meaningless.

Yes after having a few myself it worked, I'm all for it when a child loses its head.

Really annoys me when people lump it in with child beating, not the same at all

[Terpe]

.....Really annoys me when people lump it in with child beating, not the same at all

Where's the borderline Les ??
Much too murky for clever definitions.

Safest position is zero tolerance IMO

[gWaPito]

Yes after having a few myself it worked, I'm all for it when a child loses its head.

Really annoys me when people lump it in with child beating,not the same at all

Exactly...a reprimand is quite different to senseless beatings

[les_taxi]

Exactly...a reprimand is quite different to senseless beatings

Totally but as usual it gets turned into something more sinister