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child abuse or not?
you know when children are younger, they're parents hit them, spank them, and use like belts and other objects to set them straight. well how long are they allowed to do that for? when a child turns "what age" is that illegal? thanks
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There's no certain age that it becomes illegal. Personally, I'm all for spanking even with a belt. Today all kids get is a "time out" or a good "talking to" and I think that's why there are more shootings and violence in schools. My school still uses corporal punishment (spanking in schools) and I'm glad. Like my dad always says "Childeren shouldn't be reasoned with. They need to learn that their parents, and other adults for that matter, are there to tell them what to do and guide them." If the spanking turns into a beating (hitting anywhere other than on the butt) then it becomes illegal.
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as far as i know they can spank their child on their but until their 18, but if they are hitting you any where else you should tell someone if that is the case!
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The second website said "it's dangerous to spank children over 6."
As far as I know there is no law against spanking. I personally think that there should be no more than a swat on the butt. I don't think belts and (as my mother used to threaten) wooden spoons, etc.
When using objects I consider it abuse. Then again, parents who abuse their children also use their hands, so the objects=abuse thing doesn't always work out.
If the parent is seriously beating the crap out of their child then it's abuse. But if it's one of those "NO!", swat on the butt circumstances then it's not that bad.
I learned in my parenting class how ineffective spanking is. It teaches kids that hitting to get a point across is okay. It's hypocritcal how parents tell their children not to fight, not to hit, to use their words rather than their hands. When in fact, parents spank.
Spanking, I think, is a personal preferance. As far as I know there are no laws against it. There are probably some kind of "rules" to follow when it comes to spanking. As one of those sites said, spanking is illegal in countries such as Sweden. I suppose it all depends where you live. I think there are even some states in the US that consider spanking child abuse.
There's a thin line between Child abuse and spanking and it's usually best to not even approach it. There are so many more methods you can use rather than spanking. If your a parent and want to know some effective alternatives, please let me know. I can give you a bunch of alternatives to spanking. It would be even simpilar if you came up with situation in which all you can think to do is spank.
Some people think hammurabi's (sp?) code is the only effective method of discipline. It's not. Yes, it works in some instances, but definitly not in them all. (By the way, H's code is the "eye for an eye" type of discipline method, ya know, if you steal something you lose your arm.) They were pretty violent back in those days. It probably worked, although it was severe haha.
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I don't believe there is a specific age...
Also, I'm not entirely sure that spanking is illegal. I think as soon as it becomes beating it's illegal.
And just to set the record straight, I was raised with the occasional spanking and belting... and I turned out just fine. The loosey-goosey "go to your room" parenting of today is just resulting in a bunch of spoiled, disrespectful children!
You can't reason with a screaming two-year-old.
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it dosnt matter what age you should never hit a child or an adult iits child abuse its illifal and can be reported to the poilice there is no age
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