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[[School corporal punishment]] was abandoned in several countries as early as the 1950s and 1960s, but up to 1979, the appropriate and [[abuse|nonabusive]] spanking of children for punishment by their [[parent]]s (and other caretakers who acted [[in loco parentis]]) was legal everywhere on the planet. [[Sweden]] was the first country to ban all corporal punishment of children, including in the [[home]]. Since then, several countries have followed Sweden's example: | [[School corporal punishment]] was abandoned in several countries as early as the 1950s and 1960s, but up to 1979, the appropriate and [[abuse|nonabusive]] spanking of children for punishment by their [[parent]]s (and other caretakers who acted [[in loco parentis]]) was legal everywhere on the planet. [[Sweden]] was the first country to ban all corporal punishment of children, including in the [[home]]. Since then, several countries have followed Sweden's example: | ||
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* [[Sweden]] (1979) | * [[Sweden]] (1979) | ||
* [[Finland]] (1983) | * [[Finland]] (1983) | ||
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* [[Spain]] (2007) | * [[Spain]] (2007) | ||
* [[Chile]] (2007) | * [[Chile]] (2007) | ||
* | * NSW [[Australia]] | ||
* [[Moldova]] | |||
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== Specific articles == | == Specific articles == | ||
For specific articles on the spanking of children, see: | For specific articles on the spanking of children, see: | ||
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* [[Punishment of children]] | * [[Punishment of children]] | ||
* [[Disciplinary spanking]] | * [[Disciplinary spanking]] | ||
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* [[Pro-spanking]] | * [[Pro-spanking]] | ||
* [[Anti-spanking]] | * [[Anti-spanking]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:34, 6 December 2020
Spanking of children is the practice of punishing a child (a boy or girl) by administering corporal punishment to his or her buttocks.
Legal situation
Legality of child corporal punishment in Europe (2007).
Green: domestic and school corporal punishment permitted.
Yellow: domestic corporal punishment permitted, school corporal punishment forbidden.
Red: domestic and school corporal punishment forbidden.
Green: domestic and school corporal punishment permitted.
Yellow: domestic corporal punishment permitted, school corporal punishment forbidden.
Red: domestic and school corporal punishment forbidden.
School corporal punishment was abandoned in several countries as early as the 1950s and 1960s, but up to 1979, the appropriate and nonabusive spanking of children for punishment by their parents (and other caretakers who acted in loco parentis) was legal everywhere on the planet. Sweden was the first country to ban all corporal punishment of children, including in the home. Since then, several countries have followed Sweden's example:
- Sweden (1979)
- Finland (1983)
- Norway (1987)
- Austria (1989)
- Cyprus (1994)
- Italy (1996)
- Denmark (1997)
- Latvia (1998)
- Croatia (1999)
- Israel (1999 or 2000)
- Bulgaria (2000)
- Germany (2000)
- Iceland (2003)
- Romania (2004)
- Ukraine (2004)
- Hungary (2004)
- Greece (2006)
- Netherlands (2007)
- New Zealand (2007)
- Portugal (2007)
- Uruguay (2007)
- Venezuela (2007)
- Spain (2007)
- Chile (2007)
- NSW Australia
- Moldova
Specific articles
For specific articles on the spanking of children, see:
Links
- List of worldwide bans on Corporal Punishment on Stophitting.com
- Include Spanking in Child Discipline A Wiki How page on child discipline
- Chastise With Love (formerly called Spank With Love) A website with information on how to correctly spank your child
- Survey on public attitudes towards the physical discipline of children by Sue Carswell (2001)
- Proposition de loi de Mme Edwige Antier visant à abolir les châtiments corporels infligés aux enfants (22 janvier 2010)
- A Map of the World Anti-Spanking League (world map of countries that have banned the spanking of children, in Swedish)
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