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Is slapping your child in the face illegal in texas. There are better ways to discipline a child that will not result in you suffering negative consequences. Your child has now witnessed that it is ok to hit others it is ok to hit them across the face and this expression of angry is acceptable. What is the law on smacking children.

YesBut Do Not. No spanking is not illegal in Texas under most circumstances. Other families believe that spanking is a form of child abuse.

Of course the purpose of a spanking is to cause pain so a child will associate painful consequences with a bad choice. Hitting your child across the face wont effectively help there behaviour as the ends do not justify the means. Any sexual contact between a child below the age of consent which varies by state and an adult significantly older child or another child below the age of consent is considered statutory rape.

So it isnt technically illegal to hit your kid in any state according to Babble. As you can see it is deemed acceptable to smack your child without using excessive force. Punishment involving slaps or blows to the head is harmful the Court held.

The level of force involved however must be reasonable not excessive. Problem is sometimes that line is blurred. Similarly is it illegal to slap someone in the face.

I think a pertinent question to ask is whether physical punishment is effective. Specifically Section 961 provides that a parents use of force but not deadly force against a child will be. It is never okay for an adult to sexually abuse a child provide a child with illegal drugs or to burn or choke a child.