A guest blog from Holly Heather of Calm Birth, Calm Parenting.
| I stayed quiet last week whilst the smacking debate was raging through social media. Fundamentally I agree with Scotland's decision to make smacking illegal. I don't think it is ever the right choice for discipline. I don't think it is a good parenting tool. I agree with all the arguments that hitting adults is classed as assault and abuse, and so should hitting children. I agree that there are a million other things we can do instead of using violence towards our children. And yet.... |  |
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