A lot of moods and aggression with children is down to their diet. They have far too much sugar and too many carbohydrates, reducing these has the effect of calming a child and reducing behavioural issues. I wish I had known this when my DS was little, he was a nightmare! Watch ‘The Magic Pill’ it is very enlightening. Don’t be too hard on yourself, you are doing your best and we all have our breaking point. A slap isn’t the end of the world.
To think that London, or anywhere else for that matter, does not belong to any one demographic