Consultation on the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill
Tystiolaeth i’r Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg ar gyfer craffu Cyfnod 1 Bil Plant (Diddymu Amddiffyniad Cosb Resymol) (Cymru) |
Evidence submitted to the Children, Young People and Education Committee for Stage 1 scrutiny of the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill |
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— No
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Absolutely not, for the following reasons:
1 - According to the legislation proposed, all boundaries could be construed as abuse. Grounding or the "time out step" could be seen as emotional abuse and neglect, just as this legislation seeks to get rid of the loving boundary of reasonable chastisement on the grounds that it is physical abuse.
2 - Polling consistently shows that people support the right for parents to choose how to discipline their children.
3 - I've got two brothers who are police officers - do they really need to waste more police time following up perfectly good parenting?
4 - I love my kids. I also physically discipline my kids. These things are not opposites - they are logical consequences. Real love gives real boundaries - to keep them safe. I smack my two-year-old son when he tries to touch the oven, or throws stones at his brother - because I love him enough to put those boundaries in place.
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No. The law already allows the prosecution of abusive parents.
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Yes - I am a loving parent of three beautiful children - and I would be labelled as a child abuser.
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No.
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Yes - I am a loving parent of three beautiful children - and I would be labelled as a child abuser.
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Yes. The government's own research has already put the prospective cost of implementing such a bill in the millions of pounds. I work full time to support my family and I am struggling with the current tax burden: how is that fair?
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Yes - please could my AM come and parent my 3 pre-school children for a week.