Consultation on the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill
Tystiolaeth i’r Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg ar gyfer craffu Cyfnod 1 Bil Plant (Diddymu Amddiffyniad Cosb Resymol) (Cymru) |
Evidence submitted to the Children, Young People and Education Committee for Stage 1 scrutiny of the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill |
CADRP-104 |
CADRP-104 |
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I believe as a principle that the Government, and politicians in general, has no right to interfere in family life. Parents have the fundamental right in the upbringing of their own children, including appropriate discipline to ensure that they become good family members and good citizens. The element of discipline administered needs to include the option, albeit 'last ditch', to administer LOVING physical correction in relation to this seeking to be a deterrent to future misbehaviour. This, of course, does NOT mean that I in any way countenance child abuse, but the two issues are totally separate, and I believe the legislation is already in place to deal with child abuse, whether by un-loving parents or not.
I would comment that, as a retired person, I virtually never had to physically discipline my own children, but that is related to how they were brought up right from babyhood. Children need to have SELF- discipline instilled from the time they are still babies; if this is not done, society sadly develops in many ways we often see today.
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NO!
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No - see my comments in 1.2 above
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Yes. There is a risk that control is lost for parents in the upbringing of their children; effectively there is a risk that the state takes over controlling that upbringing. That sounds a bit dramatic, but I believe that this is the logical outcome.
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No.
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No.