90% of parents appear to back smacking


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A recent survey conducted by Daily Mail website femail.co.uk reveals that some 60% of participating parents said ‘an occasional smack’ is justified. Almost another 30% appeared to be going on their own experience when they said, 'It never did me any harm'. Only 11% said there was ‘no justification for smacking whatsoever’.

The findings would appear to be at odds with the current move towards publicly banning any physical form of punishment. There have been several high profile cases of late of worthy and well-respected childminders hauled over the coals for reprimanding their charges with a light smack. While the UK has yet to make it officially illegal, eight other EU countries have already done so.

Femail.co.ik is concerned at the apparent contradiction between public outcry and personal feelings and calls for the issue to be discussed ‘honestly and openly.’ Their views are reinforced by the National Family and Parenting Institute who say, ‘There is a taboo about discussing smacking. People are reticent about admitting to it and yet the survey bears out what other surveys have found, which is that most parents have done it at some point or other. In our experience it tends to be a last resort and parents usually regret it afterwards. Our feeling is that the subject should be brought out into the open and discussed openly so that parents can learn about alternative strategies for dealing with their children.'

The survey was published during the same week that Britain’s top military commander, Sir Michael Boyce, went on record as saying young people needed a ‘clip round the ear’ to restore respect for their elders.’

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