MPs trying to push a smaking ban on kids. Yay or Nay?

I saw this on sky news today. As I've no kids, I was just wondering what you guys thought about it?

When I was growing up, I've got to say my parents were great. They were always very supportive no matter how many mistakes I made.

Regarding discipline, it was usually enough to give me a bit of a bollocking and then I'd behave. That said, I received a few taps (or smacks as it were which were, which very light of course) over the years, and to be honest It didn't do me any harm. I always saw a huge difference between beating and smacking.

As not being a parent - I can't say what I'd do for sure (no beatings of course!). Do you think the state has the right to tell us how to be parents?

In a word no!

However I think the state has a ight to stop child cruelty - Big Difference - I have been on the receipt of that.

I do not smack my kids, I use the naughty step and my daughter s far better behaved and polite than people I know that go straight for the smack.

This is not evidence either way but works for me

Den.

British Sceptic wrote:

In a word no!

However I think the state has a right to stop child cruelty - Big Difference - I have been on the receipt of that.

Absolutely!!! Big prisons sentences are due to creeps that hurt children (or anyone imo).

As I said I have no kids... but I do have to dogs (my two Staffies) which I treat like my kids, and I do not smack them. I just give out - that usually does the trick. Now before anyone says anything... I'm not comparing kids to Staffies. But it's the closest things that I'm responsible for.

But I think smacking (as long as it's light and not cruel) is okay. As Den pointed out cruelty in another mater.