Re: Scotland Ban Smacking
Re: Scotland Ban Smacking
Exactly - a big difference from a quickly forgotten smack and kicking the shit out of a child or even worse chucking them into a cupboard or in some cases, a cage. If a child was persistently reaching for some dangerous or harmful object despite instructions not to do so, would you keep on trying the same non-effective tactic or give their hands a quick slap?Re: Scotland Ban Smacking
My upbringing was by two parents who were strict but fair. I received the odd smack across the back of the legs, although it was quickly forgotten. Usually it was the stern, disapproving voice that was enough to achieve the objective at the time. In later years I never thought of this as wrong, it was part of learning discipline and also respect for what was right and wrong and for my parents. Fast-forward many decades to when I had a daughter. She was a trained NNEB nursery nurse (Nursery Nursing Examination Board) working with pre-school birth to five-year-old children. We often discussed her training and days at work. I always disagreed with her when informed she was not allowed to smack children, instead she was taught to use a stern tone of voice and facial expression denoting disapproval. My comment always was that occasional smacks I received as a child did me no harm. However, in the course of discussing this the basic reasons behind not smacking emerged and is something I saw and could understand.Re: Scotland Ban Smacking
My dad hit us all a lot he was an angry man we were scared of dad . Mind you we 7 kids were an awful lot and probably deserved dad's temper . 5 boys and 2 girls . He was a shouty dad too and liked to use a stick on us . But although it was harsh we grew up decent hardworking people .Re: Scotland Ban Smacking
Re: Scotland Ban Smacking
Re: Scotland Ban Smacking
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