Hitting or beating a child is wrong, but gently smacking them on the bot or hand is highly justified and in many cases NEEDED.
Our society is missing two key elements...DISCIPLINE and RESPECT.
I've been to many continents and seen first hand that the old values of respect, disciple and family bonding are alive and what molds and binds society together. Yes if they're naughty then a little smack which doesnt hurt but is more the action which teaches them the difference between right and wrong.
Society was better when we had 3 generations living together, where morals, discipline and values were the order of the day. What do we have now? Kids who hardly know their parents, secluding themselves in their little bubbles surrounded by tech and parents don't even bother try and actually allow this? Wow! We're quick to throw mummy/granny in the care home once we find a partner and what shocks me is the power we're giving to kids. The other day my friend in the states told be her son done something and she went for him and he started swearing, threatening here that if she touches him he'll send her to jail and sue her? What The Funicular? What's next? Mom, I'm going to shoot you?
And before any hand wringers start that kids need a kind word, have any of you tried to bring up a few feral kids, no dad at home who are wreaking havoc, at home and on the streets?
It's another nail in the coffin for a well and happy balanced happy society. R.I.P.
Rant over.