France Becomes 52nd Country to Ban Spanking Children

[Mingle]

France is joining the ranks of 51 other countries in an effort to stop corporal punishment of children.
That means spanking or smacking is not allowed in France, Israel, Brazil and dozens of other countries, The UN Tribune reported.

Sweden started the push to ban physical punishment of children more than 35 years ago in 1979.

Most recently, Mongolia, Paraguay and Slovenia enacted the ban last year before France.

According to the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children, corporal punishment was defined by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child as "any punishment in which physical force is used and intended to cause some degree of pain or discomfort, however light."

The committee stated that most of the time it means hitting with either a hand or an object like a stick, belt, or wooden spoon.

But it is not only hitting with a hand or an object, but also can involve boxing ears, pinching, or washing a child's mouth out with soap.

The move is more or less symbolic in France since there is no criminal penalty if someone smacks or paddles their child.

Corporal punishment has been outlawed in schools, but legally permitted within the confines of the family.

The Telegraph reported that France's move to ban spanking or other physical punishment will put pressure on other European countries like Britain, Italy and Switzerland that still allow the practice.

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[Colonel Frank Grimes]

The best method is using incentives and being consistent with your punishments. Striking a child when frustrated shows a lack of self control. You're basically terrorizing the child to behave but they become accustomed to it that they're willing to take the risk of being punished physically for the chance of getting away with whatever they're trying to get away with.

It's all about game theory.

[catgeorge]

Kids can get fairly uncontrollable if they don't have their way. My two boys are just babies my eldest is six and a sweetheart - never had to spank either of them. My middle one is four and I just have to give him that stare and thats all thats required.

Don't know about spanking but kids can get out of control.

[Colonel Frank Grimes]

Kids can get fairly uncontrollable if they don't have their way. My two boys are just babies my eldest is six and a sweetheart - never had to spank either of them. My middle one is four and I just have to give him that stare and thats all thats required.

Don't know about spanking but kids can get out of control.

Eventually when they get older you just keep them constantly busy doing something. Have them dig a hole in the backyard and then refill it if you run out of chores for them. If they give you back talk, you say either the hole gets filled or their belly stays empty. Watch how they shut the fuck up.

I know everything.