It is legal for a parent or carer to smack their own child in the England Wales and Northern Ireland when it amounts to reasonable punishment as laid down in section 58 of the Children Act.

Is it illegal to slap a child in ireland. There will be restrictions on. The trouble is reasonable punishment isnt really defined in the legislation meaning the decision about whether a smack is reasonable or not depends on the individual circumstances of each punishment. THREE in five parents in Ireland have slapped their children.

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. Slightly under a quarter of adults believe that corporal punishment is an effective way to in five adults admitted to slapping a child to discipline them. If you do not have access to the group please PM NiamhThanks.

A total of 57 of Irish adults would support a ban on slapping children according to a recent survey. 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. For some it is not easy.

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians RACP believes that smacking is a violation of the childs human rights and even the UN has recommended all forms of corporal punishment should be banned in Australia. Sweden was the first country to do so bringing in the law in 1979 while Ireland banned smacking in 2015. But physical punishment gone wrong can be child abuse and in extreme cases can even lead to death.

If you do not have access to the group please PM NiamhThanks. In England Northern Ireland and Wales parents can face criminal charges if. H owever three quarters of adults do not believe it is an effective method of discipline and 57pc would support a total ban.

The physical punishment has to. However this is not a. Is it illegal to hit or slap your child minor in the Im pretty sure it hitting is illegal in your state the verbiage clearly implies that in the eyes of the state email Spanking has been linked to behavioral and emotional problems in kids and it doesnt work as a.