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NO!!! Not only does it hurt the child, it is often linked to sexual pleasure later in life. Children tend to copy their parents, so they will find it alright to smack people! Not only that, but, if it leaves a mark, you could be imprisoned for up to 18 months or have a £2000 fine. Another point to make would be that, in this day and age, children (me being a child, I know) are now at the stage that they will hide cameras... "give me a laptop or I'll sue you" etc. And, really, do you want to give your child a laptop? No. So don't do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoYes because it helps the child learn but should only be used if the child is being rude to YOU not his/her own agemate other wise grounding is a good punishment that's what I do to my 7 year old twins they get 2 days of being grounded for every year of ther age so for me it's 14 days
BEWARE grounding should only be used for kids above the age of 6
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∙ 14y agoYES! A spanking is NOT abuse. A spanking with a belt, even, is not abuse. There are hundreds of thousands of adults in the world right now that were spanked as children. Not only did they NOT die from this, they actually have respect, determination, did well in school, have good jobs, and can function in the world without medication. Imagine that! And they wonder what is wrong with today's youth!
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∙ 11y agoNo!!! It is mean and it will not help the problem, sometimes children fear their mOm or dad for it.
I agree with the sentence above mine. NO!!! No one deserves to be smacked, much less children. That is how they learn that violence is okay. When a child gets to the point of behaving so badly that you feel you want to "smack" them, it is time for both of you to stop immediately and have a long talk about behavior problems. I definitely understand the problem. I raised 3 sons. I smacked one when he was 17 for his disrespectful comment to me. I never had to smack any of them when they misbehaved as children. We talked things over. I spanked them with a flyswatter when they ran away from me while I was trying to get them to stop fighting with each other, but only once. My point is: I do understand how frustrating it can be to raise children, but when we resort to smacking them, we are actually making the problem worse instead of better. Patience and tons of love is what it takes.
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∙ 14y agoThere are laws on smacking children. The laws are complicated and vary from country to country.
Most countries will have what they call reasonable and unreasonable smacking. It is reasonable to smack a young child but unreasonable to smack hard enough to leave a bruise or mark to the skin. You cannot use any implement such as the back of a brush or a belt for example. You cannot smack the face or head.
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∙ 14y agoyes but only as long as it is not to hard and they have a reason for it
No. Otherwise it's child abuise
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Do illegitimate adult children have the right to know who their biological parents are?
Illegitimate children as opposed to adopted children, should be able to determine who their parents are.
Resons to commicate with parents?
Parents are there for their children and should be the first people their children can turn to for help- you need to be able to communicate in order to get help when you need it.
Should parents who become addicted to ice be able to take care their children?
wat.
Should perent be able to smack kids?
only when they can't spell parent.
Can you get emancipated at age 14 and live with your boyfriends parents?
i think children should be able to do whatever they want and if there parents do not have a relationship with them and the child has tried reaching out but nothing i believe that children can get emancipated if they have a place to live besides the streets and have a way of getting schooling and shelter and clothing, and food. No matter what age they are children should be able to get emancipated.
Should parents be able to check their child's text messages?
parents should be able to check their kids text messages if they are suspicious about something or that they think their child is lying to them about something, but other than that children should have some freedom. It also depends on the age of the child. children should be able to have secrets too, but if you are really really concerden maybe you can check in one ot two times
Should I home school my children or send them to kindergarten ?
In homeschooling, parents will be able to monitor their children properly but children looses the chance to interacts with other children. Whilst in going to the kindergarten, children will enjoy that phase of their childhood.
Can children over8 play 15 rated video games?
yes well its up to the parents but people above 11 should be able to
Should parents be able to design their babies?
Parents should be able to design their babies shouldn't they. What do you think? Put your opinion here
Why should children not be able to contact their biological parents?
There are multiple reasons why adopted children should not be allowed to contact their biological parents, however this is dependent on the reasons why the children was put into foster/adoptive care. For example, some children are removed from their biological parent's care due to a matter of them not being able to care for the child, they may have broken the law are not fit to have the child. Considering this, the child, at the age of 18 are allowed to look into their biological parents if they wish. This is because they will no longer need permission. Many children choose not to do this as they settle with the adoptive families and feel no reason to contact their biological parents. Some children are placed for adoption as their parents feel it is the better option for the well being of the child. However, in these case the parents often opt for an open adoption which is designed so that the biological parents are still allowed relatively regular contact with their child. In this case, i believe it is fully acceptable for the child to have contact with the parent As long as the biological parent did no wrong by the child, i believe they should be able to contact their parents
Were children in the Victorian Era able to have servants?
Not that I know of, but their parents definitely were, and they tended to value their children higher than their servants. In effect children had servants through their parents.
Should children under 16 have jobs?
Yes they should,because there parents may have bad credit,and they cant get agood jod to take care of there family. I also beleive kids should be able to get ajob to help there parents out... they may need it to be honest!
