This defence is laid down in section 58 Children Act 2004 but it is not defined in this legislation.

Is it against the law to slap your child across the face. The police make the call here whether to charge you with injury to a child which is definitely a felony or simple assault which is usually just a misdemeanor. Why wouldnt it be. Personally Id slap the kid and tell her to do whatever she wanted to do about it.

Striking Your Child in Face May Be Abusive Punishment - Hoboken NJ - Judges say parents go too far if the blow leaves a handprint or bruising. The above is not intended as legal advice. A child must never be hit or slapped on the face or head.

Suggest that you carefully select a psychologist to assist you with developing an effective approach. I would think it legal. The seriousness of what happened or what the child did is not relevant to how much force is used in discipline.

1 found this answer helpful. Spanking slapping pushing and restraining. This includes shaking beating biting kicking punching and burning SO it depends on the contexta slap across the face with open palm for discipline that does not cause serious injury is not a crimebut a slap that does cause serious injur will be a crime.

It will sting but cant cause any damage. It might sound hard to believe but the United States does not currently have federal laws prohibiting the use of corporal punishment. In fact in Michigan a parent is allowed to use a reasonable amount of force to discipline their child.

Yes it would be against the law. Forms of corporal punishment include hitting a childs bottom slapping grabbing shoving or hitting a child with a belt or paddle. This is a control issue.