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Scotland. Banning smacking in the home.

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Galaxy Sat 07-Nov-20 08:22:07

It's just excellent news.

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NfkDumpling Sat 07-Nov-20 08:09:06

A good idea. Like Esspee I thought it was already in law in the UK. Or something nearly there.

My only concern is when is a child a child. If a child regularly sees a parent hitting or beating the other parent, s/he may well think s/he has the same right, especially if s/he is in a gang where violence is the norm. What right would the parent have to defend themselves? A thirteen year old can pack quite a wallop.

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Vickysponge Sat 07-Nov-20 08:01:45

100% agree.

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ginny Sat 07-Nov-20 08:00:21

Totally agree. Violence , and hitting a child is exactly this, solves nothing.

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Esspee Sat 07-Nov-20 07:52:19

I thought that became law quite some time ago and was surprised to see it in the news.

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Pantglas2 Sat 07-Nov-20 07:47:42

Misleading thread title - I thought it meant Scots could smack their kids outside......?

It will also be illegal in Wales from 2022.

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mumofmadboys Sat 07-Nov-20 07:36:35

Couldnt agree more.

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FannyCornforth Sat 07-Nov-20 07:20:26

Hear hear

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Whitewavemark2 Sat 07-Nov-20 07:07:10

Well done.

You don’t own your child like a chattel to do what you want with it.

The child has rights just as any other human.

I hope to see this extended to the rest of the U.K.

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