A mum has spoken of her shock after another parent reportedly smacked her child during an after school activity. The mother, who said she doesn't agree with smacking, posted anonymously on parenting ...

Scotland was the first to ban physical punishment of children, in November 2020, although the British crown dependency of Jersey led the way by vetoing smacking in April of that year. Now, Wales has ...

The question of whether it is ever acceptable to smack a child – hitting them with the flat inside of the hand with the aim of achieving compliance – is still highly controversial. In England, this ...