Scotland has recently removed the defence against smacking children. This means parents can be prosecuted for it.
So do parents now resort to using the naughty step? Early bed? No screen time?
I’ve always wondered why the voices calling for a stop to hurting children always focus on physical pain and not mental pain.
When you tear off a plaster the short sharp pull is better than the slow long pull.
I have seen young people I have been friendly with turn in to multiple murderers. I always wonder whether there was something that could have been done to change the direction of their lives.