Wales introduces ban on smacking children but critics say new law could 'criminalise' parents

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : "Demonising mums and dads who use the occasional smack to discipline their children is plain wrong and encouraging people to shop them to their local social services or the police could have dire consequences for families.""Parenting is hard enough as it is, we should be encouraging and supporting parents, not criminalising them.""Police officers and social workers are busy enough as it is, they should be able to focus their energy on getting to grips with real cases of child abuse rather than being distracted by what is likely to become thousands of unnecessary reports."

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