Why is it agaist the law to smack your children?

Answerman

I don't know by god, you bring them into the world, you ought to be able to take them out also. .

Elle J Morgan

It isn't in the UK
Providing it is just a tap and leaves no heavy marking ie bruising,
I think that smacking is required at times, for example I would smack my daughters hand should she touch the cooker or fire, and my daughters will get one should they run into the road.
It is for their own good, I have to protect their lives

NikkieAshley

If they are out of line who cares. Do it anyway, that's how kids get set straight.

jube

PC, PC, PC. It all came about when the bleeding hearts of the sixties became old enough to understand what laws were made for. It was called "The Feminization of America." You had to come to grips with the female side of your psyche. What a bunch of crap!

Let me tell you idiots who "Spare the Rod and Spoil the child." , bull scat! The prisons are full of your idiot off-spring who did their own "thing" and wound up learning too damned late their way was not the lawful way. Those not serving time, and if their Baby-boomer parents can afford it, are in rehab to straighten them out. They are strung-out, held-up and laid low by people who know and understand what in hell the word "No!" means. I have watched grown men frustrated with the actions of the children who keeping them bled dry by illegal activity and bail-outs. Yet they keep it up.GOOD LUCK, even tho luck has nothing to do with what they are facing.

Northern Lad

Ha, ha. There are some kids I could easily throttle lol :-)

Politically Wrong

Because the Lunitcs in Congress want to control every aspect of your life. Liberals know better. Look how good their childrsn have become

Jeni

It is NOT against the law to 'smack' your children. It's against the law to abuse your children. Physical abuse is defined as physical violence where marks/bruising is left on the said child.
Each person's version of 'smacking' is diffent. Some it may be a simple pop on the butt or hand. Other's it's a belt and 5+ hits.

Hi T

Its not as far as I know.

s t

because when parents smack their children --you never know who is the real guilty party i.e.the parents or the child--therefore we do not know in reality and fairness of who should

be smacked --

-- that is why. Hope it helps. and I am in favor of the law that prohibits the smack.

Me-She

It's part of the new trend trying to have a future that is a "kinder & gentler society"! It is believed that by eliminating physical contact that can cause pain & mental confusion in the mind of a child, that we can decrease the amount of criminal activity in our society when violence is avoided in childhood. The "professionals" say that the punishment should fit the crime & the way that a parent disiplines a child should be "age effective". In other words, if the child spills the milk, it is best to have them assist in the clean-up, rather then smack them for wasting the milk & making a mess. They don't learn anything from the latter, other than to mistrust people who are bigger than they are! Hitting a child in anger only teaches them that it is ok to do it & the cycle of abuse continues into their adult lives & they are at greater risk of choosing the same type of people in their lives & as mates.

gotabedifferent

Because some people don't stop at 'smacking'.They just backhand them and knock them out!
The Bible says "spare the rod-spoil the child".Some people have given that a whole new meaning.Spanking on the butt in moderation isn't so bad.Some people just get out of hand.
Its called child abuse.

dino

My dear, i truely beleive in the words "Spare the rod and Spoil the child, there can be no better saying than that;A few tears today can save a rainfall tomorrow. It's as simple as that.That law truely has to be reviewed, i thank God it doesnt hold in my country.

moreno

its not against the law in Texas..
Now if you beat them, well thats a whole different
story.

BlackSheep

To my mind it is all about how hard and where. A light slap on the bum is enough to show your discontent and it is usually the gesture that hurts children more than the slap itself. If you start slapping children around though, it is wrong and abusive. There are also other ways to discipline children though, by withholding their pocket money, or their favourite treats. Sometime you have to be mean to get children to act correctly, but don't forget to be generous when they are good, that part is just as important.

daylin_j

It is not against the law to smack them on there bottom one time for punishment, it is against the law to smack them anywhere else.. and over and over again..It is what they think is a form of abuse

Willy

Why should you hurt a child? IF they are under the age of 10: 1. they cant fight back; 2. They might not of thought what they did was wrong. It is a parents responsibility to teach there kids what is right and wrong. The kid should do nothing wrong to make some one want to hit him. Kids are gonna be Kids and no one can change that so either, punish him some other way or just make him feel guilty. If i got in trouble i would feel guilty because my dad was dissapointed... He never smacked me. This was a good way of punishing me, and if i have kids this is how i willl treat them

hollyb20

Its against the law to smack an adult...........makes good sense to me, even more so, bearing in mind the size of a child compared to an adult dont you think?

Wasted_Rich_Girl

its bad and resolves nothing.

psychologist have found that positive reinforcement works better then negative (smacking etc., etc.) reinforcement.

thecoldvoiceofreason

Learn from the police, belt them where it wont show! Theres no little brat that cant be brought into line with a near fatal beating.

Kelzoo

how would you feel if you were smacked?
and i suppose it's okay if you're fighting someone your own size
but imagine a nine year old against a full grown man
the kid can't defend himself
haha

jinx

because it is a form of abuse,

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