Parents 'should find alternatives to smacking' [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 12 July 2010
Smacking children is not acceptable and parents should look for alternative ways to discipline their children.
This is according to Pip Jaffa, chief executive at the Parents Advice Centre, who said that slapping and hitting youngsters should not be happening.
She noted that there are plenty of ways to show children you are angry with them, such as raising the tone of your voice.
"You have to apply [measures of discipline] depending on the age and stage of the child and whatever the misdemeanour is. It has to be proportionate to whatever the child has done wrong," Ms Jaffa commented.
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