[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by JamesBond007

I think you every right to slap him or her if the child is misbehaving. you feed and cloth the child. I'm only saying slapping the child behind the legs. I'm not saying beaten the child black and blue here. The way i see children act towards adults today is a disgrace. If that was in my day you'd have got a slap. Maybe some parents need to start telling children whats wrong or right then if they don't want to slap them instead of spoiling them.

I have two children, who are extremely well behaved and polite, neither of whom I've ever raised a hand to, using violence (and slapping is violence) is lazy parenting.