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 |
CADRP-229 |
CADRP-229 |
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Quite simply physical chastisement is abuse. If I made a mistake at work it would not be considered reasonable for my manager to slap me, whether a mark was left or not. We have an erroneous belief that hurting children teaches them something. In a way I suppose it does, it teaches them that the person they rely on for shelter, love, food and security, will also hurt them. Other vulnerable people, like adults with learning disabilities, or the elderly, are protected from being hit, yet children, who are vulnerable can be hit because it is parents right?
this must, must stop.
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yes, until it is law we will not be able to change this, people erroneously perhaps, link legal to ok, illegal to not ok. By making it illegal people will gradually see physical chastisement as not ok, and it will protect children in the meantime.
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this in the long term will save money, it will force better parenting.
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