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When Scotland Makes Smacking A Child Unlawful, Here Is One That Could Have Done With A Few Smacks, Anyone Agree?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Being smacked can leave a lasting memory. I was only ever smacked once for giving cheek to my Dad and that has caused me mental problems since. It was only after seeing a professional that I can now understand why I have (even now) a 'thing' about what I was smacked for. Sorry I can't explain more than that, but those who say 'it didn't do me any harm' are lucky, because for some people like myself it caused irretrievable harm. I can understand getting a slap on the back of the hand for doing something dangerous, but if a child needs help that you can't give, then seek help from a professional.
Big person hits little person because little person is doing something wrong or dangerous. Little person goes to nursery, sees someone doing something they don't like and smacks them, then gets told off for it which is very confusing. However I don't agree than violent behaviour breeds violence as I was beaten mercilessly as a child by one parent, but have never lifted a finger to my kids.
I agree ummm. It's totally lazy parenting. To be honest, I couldn't smack a child. My Mum used to leave red marks on the back of my legs. In all other respects she was a good, kind Mum, but I never forgot those smacks. They taught me nothing except never to smack. I am 72, so part of the older brigade who say smacking didn't do usany harm. If you simply don't do something wrong for fear of a smack, then you have not learned anything. Kids need to be taught why they have done something wrong. The one thing smacking doesn't teach is respect - far from it.
//I wonder if the chap who headbutts folk on public transport was smacked as a toddler? //
I also wonder if the lippy ,aggressive,combative little man( with small man complex) who attempts to disrupt commuters on a crowded train got a smack when he was younger and told it is wrong to carry a knife and steal?
That's interesting Pixie. I always thought that the ones who say it did them no harm must be less sensitive than myself, but, if they do remember being smacked or slapped and why then it must have left some kind of impact. Which means it didn't affect them mentally but taught them a lesson or else like me, it affected me mentally as well as teaching me a lesson.
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