Indian lawmakers are following their western counterparts' footsteps

[net_warrior]

Today the most interested thing to read in newspaper was "Now you cannot slap your kids". A bill is going to be passed in legilature which amneds the present Child Law and forbids parents from slapping their kids. And for breaking this law he would be put behind the bars!!! It also discuss various other things, which hopefully help in curbing the

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[peeyush]

And what about school teachers?

[anonymous]

FYI, slapping a kid is anti-social activity.

[prodizy]

That was me.

[net_warrior]

AFAIK there is nothing mentioned about school teachers. And slapping a kid is a measurement taken when things are really out of hand. That is one of the ways (if others are not successful) in discipling the child.

[maniabarot]

I think that hitting is not the way to discipline a child. If you are aware enough of said child's activities, it should have been disciplined at a much earlier stage than to let it get to the point where you justify hitting.

If you hit a child, you are reinforcing the notion that *hitting* is acceptable. You would then have no right to admonish him for raising a hand on anybody else.

More often than not, a child is hit when the parent's frustration levels make them take the easy way out and smack the child instead of taking time to deal with it in a better fashion.

Just something I feel strongly about so spoke up. No offence meant to anyone.

nothing like this

[annacoder]

this is just some sugar for newspaper people.
there is no way to implement this rule effectively for a long period of time. --- this is a country of a billion people where 50% of THE POPULATION does not have access to basic sanitation facilities like toilets --- (but, we do good surveys ;)

[net_warrior]

This is not about sanitation problem we are discussing. As far as hitting is concerned it is a way of discipling not only the child but the grown ups as well. In acaemies like RIMC(Rashtriya Indian Military College), NDA(National Defence Academy), IMA(Indian Military Academy) these tactics are used with very good results.