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No Plans To Ban Smacking Children In England, Says Cabinet Minister

The children's commissioner has urged Labour to follow Scotland and Wales in outlawing the practice.
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I Lost My Job Because I Wouldn’t Let My Employer Hit My Toddler

"The campus day care sent me a memo giving them legal permission to hit my son, which they instructed me to sign and return."
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'Help! My Mother-In-Law Smacked My Toddler'

A therapist weighs in on dealing with this tricky situation without escalating things further.
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People Are Seriously Mad At The Government For Rejecting A Ban On Smacking Kids

"Why would anyone refuse to ban physical abuse like smacking?"
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Scotland Is Right To Ban Smacking – And The Rest Of The Country Should Too

How can we teach our children that violence is wrong – when smacking is precisely that?
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Scotland Becomes First Part Of UK To Ban Smacking Of Children

Legislation was brought forward by Green MSP John Finnie.
By PA Media

Jersey Bans Smacking Children – Should The UK Do The Same?

Research shows that smacking is 'not effective' -– and could even be harmful.
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70% Of Scots Don't Back Smacking Ban

Legislation aimed at banning smacking was published at Holyrood last month.
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Public’s Views Sought On Welsh Government Plans To Ban Smacking

A 12-week consultation is being launched on the issue.
By JohannaC, PA for HuffPost UK

Smacking Children To Be Banned In Scotland

It will be the first country in the UK to make the act illegal.
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