Is smacking a child moral?
Smacking means to physical strike a child with the intention of causing pain for the purpose of discipline.
Moral
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Immoral
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In the terms of punishment yes because then they'll actually learn a lesson have you seen a kid who's punishment isn't a good smack? All the ones I know run havoc where ever they go. But in the terms of smacking them for no reason then it's immoral but honestly I'd just call it child abuse at that stage. Side: Moral
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It's not necessarily moral but it's not just immoral. It has the intention of teaching them that's wrong. Just saying "No" or "that's bad" doesn't always do it, sometimes a hit is most necessary. That doesn't mean you should hit them for everything bad that they do or that you should cause them to fear you, but if no other option would suffice then it may be best so long as it's not in the face. The face is their identity and when hit their it has greater implications than a simple "You're wrong". Side: Moral
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It certainly seems immoral.I have smacked a child for disrespectfulness and only ended up feeling disrespectful myself. It cannot be moral to hit a being so helpless, knowing that the event will traumatise them. A child is quite innocent and in order for adults to make them respectful, they must show and teach respect, I've realised. Side: Immoral
In terms of morality, there is no way that hitting a child is more moral than a non-physically damaging punishment (other than perhaps mental ro sexual torture). It's very basic and animalistic, never letting the child understand the deeper meaning behind the punishment. I do condone hitting, however, if dealing with a violent child. Side: Immoral
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Sometimes the guilt does all the work for you and the hit just assures them of what they did as wrong and helps them to move on. As a personal touch to this argument, I was beaten as a child for fighting in school. I slammed the kid's head on the pavement, and as I was sitting in the principle's office my biggest fear was not of being beaten it was that I was being beaten for being wrong. I later realized that and accepted it. Side: Moral
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