Taffy Turner":46vpv2zn said:
As usual it comes down to common sense
It my brief experience of bringing up children I have come to realise that there is nothing common about sense.
What is common sense to an educated, balanced and caring parent may be out of the question to an abusive, ignorant and unloving parent. I think it is common sense not to feed toddlers sugar flavoured fizzy drinks, biscuits, sweets, crisps etc. But many many parents still do not understand the behavioral changes such a diet can have.
But then these type of laws are possibly only broken by people who would not recognisee "common sense" if it hit them on the head.
Unfortunately laws are created to control the lowest common denominator in any society in our case this appears to be getting lower and lower. Due to falling education standards perhaps?
my 2 cents worth.
Andy P
PS it occurs to me that I have witnessed grown adults (men and women) break down and cry after being shouted out (verbally abused perhaps) when a physical kick or punch would probably have been brushed off.
Do you think that if the smacking bans comes in that the next step will be to stop as shouting at our children?