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Parents take softer line on smacking

By James Tweed, Nursery World, 16 October 2002

Changes in British parents' attitudes towards smacking have been revealed in unpublished research by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

Changes in British parents' attitudes towards smacking have been revealed in unpublished research by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. An NSPCC study found that 98 per cent of parents in Britain now believe it is wrong to smack a child with a hard object, while only three per cent think it is all right to shake a child. The findings were revealed last week by NSPCC senior research officer Susan Creighton...

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