[Alf]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Lol, what does that prove? Lots of high profile murderers were probably smacked as children and went on to be abusers.....corporal punishment did them the world of good.

I am older than you Alf I think, my school had corporal punishment, my dad never hit me but my mum did on occasion, didn't stop me doing what I was doing though. I choose not to smack my child as violence never solves anything. He is a good kid and knows when I raise my voice or change my tone that he is doing something wrong. At the age he is now (nearly 9), the threat of losing football privileges etc would hurt him far more than a slap and teach him far better.

Well if you want to bring up your children that way, then that's fair enough, but it shouldn't be up to you or any law to how other people raise their children.

We know that most of our parents had it as a deterrent and yes corporal punishment was still a thing when I started school. So we know it's not as bad as what people today are making out.