Should The Rights Of Children And Smacking Children Be Banned?

Response paper #2 The first article I read called Children’s rights in Europe describes what the different laws are in each part of Europe concerning children and their rights. The main subject in this talk regards children and when they are competent enough to help and make medical decisions for themselves. The only two places that give children full rights to consent and refuse medical treatment is Scotland and Finland. To me this is a very touchy subject. I think a child that is able to understand what is going on should have the right to know what is happening to them medically. They should also have an input on how they want to be treated after they have been explained all of their medical options. I do still think that parents should
The writers have many knowledgeable reasons of why and why not smacking children should be stopped. I enjoyed one ladies thought stating, “A ban could make the situation worse.” This writer explained that making hitting children illegal will not stop parents from getting upset and lashing out at their children, but it will only make matters worse. I do not agree that parents should smack their children to discipline them or for any other reason, but I do not think it is necessarily the best option to make it illegal to smack children (for disciplinary reasons ONLY). I feel like this could potentially cause more issues. If a child is getting abused by their parents that is a completely different story and something should be done immediately to get the child into a safer environment. I believe that hitting children will only cause more problems and it could harm the child physically, mentally, and emotionally. If an adult is mad they should NEVER take their anger out on a child. They should first cool down and think about how they want to handle the situation instead of just quickly resorting to smacking a child for doing something