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permission to smack child

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whatdoidojusthelp · 29/11/2013 20:36

i have name changed for this, but.....

I am a cm

having a spot of bother with a 3 yr old, wilful disobedience.... asking if they can do something bad, when i say no they do it anyway.

so today parent picks child up and says, well, i wont repeat it word for word just in case they are on here

but they gave me persmission to smack the child if they did anything dangerous

now i know they have smacked the child before because the child told me.

I would never smack, its not in my nature, but i'm so sad for the little one....

what do i do? do i ignore it or do i call ss?

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whatdoidojusthelp · 29/11/2013 20:47

i did say that i wouldnt be using smacking... but i cannot see a situation where i would EVER give permission to smack MY child. I'd go mental if anyone hit my child.

It just feels like they arent protecting the child

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whatdoidojusthelp · 29/11/2013 20:44

i thought it was illegal under Section 58 of the Children Act 2004

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gamerchick · 29/11/2013 20:42

I wouldn't phone ss unless he was obviously being battered.

Of course you shouldn't smack him.
I would go nuts and I'm a smacking supporter.

NickNacks · 29/11/2013 20:38

Sorry!

Right to tell him you won't be smacking his child, there is nothing to report him to SS for as far as I can see.

FannyFifer · 29/11/2013 20:38

Why would you call SS? Lots of parents smack their children. I don't think it's illegal.

Just tell them that no you won't smack their child.

NickNacks · 29/11/2013 20:37

It is not illegal for a parent to smack but it is for a child carer so whilst you are right to

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