This defence is laid down in section 58 Children Act.

Is it against the law to slap a child. But if you go overboard and seriously harm your child thats considered child abuse and is. Punishment involving slaps or blows to the head is harmful the Court held. Yes it would be against the law.

It is against the law for a parent or carer to smack their child except where this amounts to reasonable punishment. Is Hurting Your child illegal. State but its a dicey proposition because school teachers are required to make a report to CPS if they believe a child is being abused.

But smacking must be done only using reasonable force. The line between corporal punishment and physical abuse can be blurry but the general agreement in all 50 states is that it is always acceptable for a. The physical punishment has to.

Use of any implement other than a bare hand is illegal and hitting a child in anger or in retaliation for something a child did is not considered reasonable and is against the law. So it isnt technically illegal to hit your kid in any state. This defence is laid down in section 58 of the Children Act 2004 but it is.

They usually look at the circumstances and the severity of the slap. As you can see it is deemed acceptable to smack your child without using excessive force. Use of any implement other than a bare hand is illegal and hitting a child in anger or in retaliation for something a child did is not considered reasonable and is against the law.

Second there are laws in the US against child abuse but not corporal punishment per say. Many families strongly believe in spanking as a means of punishment for example. Its easy to lose your temper with kids and thats why its better to devise a more controlled way of discipline to insure that if you lose your temper the child does not suffer the consequences.