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Is it legal to slap your child in the face. For example you may need to hold your child down to put them in a car seat. Can you slap your kid in the face. The person must not hit or slap the childs face or head.

It depends on where you are in some areas telling your child he or she looks fat in an outfit as a precaution not to wear it and be laughed at counts as emotional abuse. 1 found this answer helpful. There is not currently a law which specifically makes a slap illegal by itself UNLESS this were to cause in injury to the child.

Dont slap your child. In England Northern Ireland and Wales currently It is illegal for a parent or carer to smack their own child unless it amounts to reasonable punishment which is assessed by taking into account the childs age and the force of the smack well get to that in a bit. This defence is laid down in section 58 Children Act 2004 but it is not defined in this legislation.

It is very very emotionally negative for the child. However the line between parenting and child abuse is not always that clear. In the state of california is it legal to slap your child in the face in a none abusive way such as a controlled slap child gets out of controll and no other dicapline works.

The Child Law Advice states. So it isnt technically illegal to hit your kid in any state. The physical punishment has to be considered as reasonable.

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. Other families believe that spanking is a form of child abuse. You can physically discipline a child but slapping in the face probably would not be the best idea ever.