If your parents talk down to you shame you or make fun of you on a regular basis they are emotionally abusing you.

Can your parents hit you at 21. Yes you could vote at eighteen but did you really care about anything you were voting for. No one is allowed to use extreme force to hurt you but it is not against the law for your parents to use physical punishment such as a smack. As you can see it is deemed acceptable to smack your child without using excessive force.

Are or were married to or a de facto partner of one of the childs biological parents. According to the Family Law Act 1975 youre a step-parent if you. After all if you are hit by your partner the official advice is to leave as soon as possible.

That is certainly true. But if you go overboard and seriously harm your child that. Parents with delayed payments.

From toddlers to 20-year-olds more and more children are subjecting their parents to terrifying violence By Frances Hardy for the Daily Mail and. However if your parents are using more than a little bit of force or they hurt you more than they should for someone your age or maturity this can be against the law. What would YOU do if your child attacked you.

They must follow normal legal procedures to enforce their rules such as by properly evicting you if you do not abide by them. Are not a biological parent of the child. Employment and FTB Your child can start work at any age.

If your child starts work while youre getting FTB for them you dont need to let us know. I think parents should not be allowed to smack children because it could get out of hand and sends the message - If my parents can hit me I can hit other people Lucy 10 Belfast Northern. You can be sent to an adult jail if a court orders you to be locked up for an offence.