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Smacking children has bad consequences
Smacking children has bad consequences.
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Parental Force and Children
Parental Force and Children☜A map exploring the debate around the use of force by parents against children (following the amendment of New Zealand law in 2007 to remove the legal defence of reasonable force).☜F1CEB7
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Should it be legal for a parent to smack a child?
Should it be legal for a parent to smack a child?☜Should it be legal for a parent to smack a child? ☜FFB597
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No, not under any circumstances
No, not under any circumstances☜There are no circumstances in which it should be legal for parents to smack children.☜59C6EF
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Smacking children has bad consequences
Smacking children has bad consequences☜Smacking children has bad consequences.☜98CE71
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A meta analysis of found that it is never O.K. to smack
A meta analysis of found that it is never O.K. to smack☜Childrens Commisioner quoted on TV interview [link?]☜98CE71
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High level of agreeement in research literature
High level of agreeement in research literature☜There is a high level of agrement in the research literature that physical punishment has been revealed to be a predictor of a wide range of negative developmental outcomes (see detailed text).☜98CE71
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Smacking can lead to permament pyschological harm
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Smacking leads to child abuse
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Smacking sets a bad example
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Dunedin research found no evidence for this
Dunedin research found no evidence for this☜A study of 1,000 children by the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit found that children who are smacked lightly with an open hand on the bottom, hand or leg do much the same in later life as those who are not smacked.☜EF597B
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Physical punishment has negative outcomes
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NZ has obligations to the UN
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There are better alternatives
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It legally creates inferior status citizens
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Banning smacking will lead to ill-disciplined children
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