Is Spanking Your Child Wrong?

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Published on April 1, 2016 by

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BattaBox hits the streets of London to ask people if spanking their child is wrong?

“Where I come from you have to give your child a slap for them to behave,” says one man. “But here, because of the social services, you have to be very careful.”

In the UK there are laws that prevent certain types of discipline by parents on their child, especially when it causes pain to the child. Otherwise known as corporal punishment, it can involve spanking your child, or striking them with a belt or slipper or hairbrush.

Social acceptance and laws in different countries around the world vary considerably but many international human rights organisations, such as the Committee on the Rights of the Child, advocate an end to all forms of corporal punishment. For example, in 1979, Sweden banned all physical punishment against children by parents, but in places such as Nigeria it is still very common.

On the streets of London it appears there are a considerable variety of views:

“It’s child abuse because it’s not nice to beat your child,” says one lady. “There are better ways to educate your child than spanking them.”

“Different countries have different ways of discipling their children,” says another lady.

What do you think – is spanking your child wrong?

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10 Comments

  • Olúwasebebeláyémi 8 years ago

    The last man is a case.

    Reply
  • Jennifer Ibe 8 years ago

    I don’t think spanking your child is child abuse cause to me its a way to
    discipline your children and if ur children aren’t disciplined than they
    can end up being disrespectful and bratty

    Reply
  • Scams Stacks 8 years ago

    Battabox please stop interviewing these people in the UK. I find these
    people boring tbh. this subject could of been done in nigeria because
    nigerians have interesting points

    Reply
  • comfort bassey 8 years ago

    Spanking is only effective if they understand what they did wrong. They
    have to be older to understand. Inflicting pain isnt that good of a
    teacher. Communicating is a better way to teach someone the right and wrong
    ways to act. Hitting people is not something you want your child to do, so
    dont hit on your child. Its a bad example.

    Reply
  • chosengen1able 8 years ago

    There is nothing wrong in spanking your child as long as you don’t go too
    far.
    Here in Spain where I live the kids are very spoilt, having no respect for
    their elders, insulting their parents and much more. In Nigeria where I
    come from, the kids are much more disciplined though there are some that
    are not but at least you hardly find one who isn’t.

    Reply
  • ala oro 8 years ago

    Restrained use of spanking is totally appropriate, but the overuse of it
    has diminishing returns….

    Reply
  • Akinfolarin Joshua 8 years ago

    its just the way the child sees it….if the child is brought up in Africa,
    the child will know you are correcting him….but in foreign countries its
    different

    Reply
  • Paul Adetunji 8 years ago

    indian guy was missing his days in India where he could beat his children
    and back hand his wife lol

    Reply
  • Internet princess 8 years ago

    Wow look at these people all I have to say is if you don’t respect the laws
    of the land take a plane or boat and go back to where you came from

    Reply
  • BBCNF'S Espleon 8 years ago

    Spanking is wrong a million times wrong

    Reply