I don't think so because lots of parents use it as a punishment. But I still think that's wrong. Police probably know that parents spank their children. Beating children with a belt is another thing though! Boy! Some parents might not wip their children hard, but some do it so hard that their are scars on the child's butt. I think that their should be a law that parents can't beat their children with a belt.
No not with child abuse, but child endangerment. She will be charged with abuse if she abuses her child! (i am a law enforcement officer)
When a child is spanked he/she is getting hit and that makes it abusive. The child learns that hitting is a solution to problems. There are other ways to displine a child.
Yes he was spanked a few times
Difficult to answer simply. No, not in a legal sense. Attempted murder is a completely different offence. Of course the attempted murder of a child IS abuse but the charge is different, it may also be an additional charge. Being charged with child abuse is not the same as being charged with the attempted murder of a child.
this called child abuse
Florida restricts all spanking as child abuse. Florida law states that any act that can physically or mentally hurt a child is considered child abuse and you can be charged with a felony for it.
If you are thinking along the lines of physical abuse because your mother spanked your bare butt then think again as you probably deserved it. If you complain about being spanked to get even with your mother you could well end up with Child Aid banging on the door and you could be put in Foster Care. Physically abusing anyone is constantly hitting; slapping; kicking or pushing another. If you do not like being spanked on the bare butt then think things over and decide if you are going to have the respect for your mother she deserves.
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This decision would be up to the district attorney and/or child protective services. I doubt it would ever happen. Lack of involvement by the absent parent is not a defense to child abuse.