Should the United Kingdom introduce a law preventing smacking?
Should the United Kingdom introduce a law preventing smacking?
Smack
Pronunciation: /smak/
Noun.
1. A sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand.
Verb.
[with object]
1. Strike (someone or something), typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment.
Unlike some other countries, Britain has produced a law which prevents a parent hitting their child any more than a brief smack. Mild smacking is permitted under a "reasonable chastisement''. But the parent is banned from leaving a red mark on the child’s skin. In some countries, such as North Korea, Zimbabwe, and Ethiopia; hitting a child is not against the law, and in some rare cases, it is encouraged. There is an ongoing debate on whether a child should be disciplined by physical abuse (smacking) or if there should be a law that prevents any type of physical abuse given to children. Those who support the idea of introducing such law say that the smacking a child may build up feelings of resentment towards the parent encourage violent behaviours, whereas others may argue that smacking a child would be the only way to get through to them and that they would behave if they knew of the consequences their actions bring.
A strong argument put forward by many who would like to introduce this law is the amount of children who grow up to become unusually aggressive towards others. Those who are abused physically throughout their childhood tend to pick up on these dirty habits, since they are children and that is the time for them to start learning, and they start to behave similarly towards others. They might possibly believe that violence is the way the world works since they haven’t really learnt any other way. Research published in the journal of Paediatrics reveals that children who are smacked more frequently at age three are more likely to be aggressive by age five. The consequences of the actions -for the children- would be long-term, because as they grow older, they may
Smack
Pronunciation: /smak/
Noun.
1. A sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand.
Verb.
[with object]
1. Strike (someone or something), typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment.
Unlike some other countries, Britain has produced a law which prevents a parent hitting their child any more than a brief smack. Mild smacking is permitted under a "reasonable chastisement''. But the parent is banned from leaving a red mark on the child’s skin. In some countries, such as North Korea, Zimbabwe, and Ethiopia; hitting a child is not against the law, and in some rare cases, it is encouraged. There is an ongoing debate on whether a child should be disciplined by physical abuse (smacking) or if there should be a law that prevents any type of physical abuse given to children. Those who support the idea of introducing such law say that the smacking a child may build up feelings of resentment towards the parent encourage violent behaviours, whereas others may argue that smacking a child would be the only way to get through to them and that they would behave if they knew of the consequences their actions bring.
A strong argument put forward by many who would like to introduce this law is the amount of children who grow up to become unusually aggressive towards others. Those who are abused physically throughout their childhood tend to pick up on these dirty habits, since they are children and that is the time for them to start learning, and they start to behave similarly towards others. They might possibly believe that violence is the way the world works since they haven’t really learnt any other way. Research published in the journal of Paediatrics reveals that children who are smacked more frequently at age three are more likely to be aggressive by age five. The consequences of the actions -for the children- would be long-term, because as they grow older, they may