Smacking children, will it soon to be outlawed completely in the UK, and should it?

nicko wrote:Every parent should have a big heavy cane to hand, and a cat-o-ninetails to thrash some discipline into the little buggers !

gelico wrote:

Syl wrote:At the moment there are loopholes, parents can use discipline that may include 'reasonable' smacking.
Should this law be amended so in future no parent may hit, slap, tap their child under any circumstances?
Wales are set to follow Ireland and  introduce the no smacking under any circumstances law, should England follow suit?


"Sixty countries already have full bans, including Sweden, Ireland, Spain, Germany and Portugal, and it is time to make violence against children illegal in the UK in all settings, including the home."

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-45483347

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my hubby used to get caned regularly at school, as did his friends.  didn't stop them messing about though

hubby used to wind up the teacher and say things like ''ooh can you do me first sir, while you still have plenty of energy?  don't do Rob, he wears 3 pairs of pants, go on sir, do me, i haven't got any pants on today''

strangely he got on really well with the headmaster no matter how many times he caned him.  in his final year he used to mosey on down to the heads office just for a  chat - he had a lot of liking and respect for his headmaster

not sure on this one tbh - i would like to see it banned as it shouldnt be necessary

nicko wrote:Syl,   Dad would never raise a hand to me,   he was 6ft 6inchs and 15 stone of muscle, he used to say "if I hit you you'll know it !  Mom was 5ft 4inches and had a good slap.
I loved them both .

Vintage wrote:I don't agree with beating a child or even hitting a child
there is a difference between that and a slap which is more of a sharp shock, with my parents or anyone I knew it was a last resort, rarely used and not without me ignoring a number of warnings to behave, I can only remember once or twice. You can't smack a baby of course and you get to an age where a child is too old for that and grounding will be a worse punishment. My father never slapped me, my mother usually only had to give me a certain look, especially when out to rein me in. I wasn't a particularly naughty child, I was born to be on the straight and narrow, if there was need I'd be sent to bed or at least to my bedroom.  
I don't know about other countries but the behaviour of children and young adults seems to have got  generally worse as discipline of any kind has diminished.

Original Quill wrote:I raised my daughters with no corporeal punishment whatsoever.  One is a lawyer, with a successful family of her own, the other is a physician with a successful family of her own.

So I reckon it wasn't necessary.

Fred Moletrousers wrote:At my age, I'd welcome a slap for being disgustingly naughty. At least it would prove that someone might think that I had been capable of doing something worth it.

Syl wrote:

Fred Moletrousers wrote:At my age, I'd welcome a slap for being disgustingly naughty. At least it would prove that someone might think that I had been capable of doing something worth it.

Cant you think of something really bad to do Fred....just use your imagination.

Fred Moletrousers wrote:

Syl wrote:

Cant you think of something really bad to do Fred....just use your imagination.

Well I did once describe the President of the local Women's Institute of having a nice arse......

Syl wrote:

Fred Moletrousers wrote:

Well I did once describe the President of the local Women's Institute of having a nice arse......

Next time say it to her OH....you might get a good slap then