Why do we smack our children?

Most New Zealanders now condemn all forms of interpersonal violence and many would like to see perpetrators of violence treated harshly when they appear before the Courts. There is one major exception to this revulsion towards violence ? and that is the belief that hitting children is an appropriate and effective means of controlling the behaviour of children. Many of us have experienced physical punishment at school or in the home. It is part of our life experience. We know that it hurt and that it was humiliating and that we felt betrayed that parents, family members or teachers should deliberately hurt us......... This is an interesting article about punishment. It describes the current legal position, reasons why physical punishment is ineffective and wrong and myths and misconceptions about physical punishmentwww.youthlaw.co.nz YouthLaw Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki is a site full of information for and about kids.