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Originally Posted by Vanilla
It's banned in my country, and I'm glad. I think a light hit on the bumb is acceptable but setting ground rules from day one and sticking to them is the best way to avoid any physical touching. It is difficult as kids develop in different stages as they get older, so getting through to them what's wrong and right would be one hell of a task. I certainly won't be going down this road for a looong time.
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Is there a lot of opposition against the ban in New Zealand or are people happy about it? I guess there's less smacking in NZ than there is in the USA (appearantly more than 90% US kids recieve corporal punishment in a study from 1996). Do you think brats are snottier in NZ because of the lack of corporal punishment?