This is a subject that has been highly debated in Australia for the past decade and while i don’t know if it is still legal in countries like America, Canada and England smacking children is still legal here and many groups argue smacking is violence towards children and it causes them to become violent later in life while others say it is a form of discipline that teaches them respect. My Wife and I don’t smack our daughters but I grew up with an abusive Father that smacked and punched me regularly because I had disabilities and wasn’t the perfect son he wanted and I know couples that hit their children and I think it is violence against children which is why I am happy to see we are finally going to ban it and starting from next year parents that smack their children in Australia could very well be charged.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you hit your children or were you hit by your parents as a child?