The Smacking debate

* 1. What is your gender?

Male

Female

* 3. Do you have children?

Yes - Currently have children under 18 years old

Yes - Previously had children under 18 years old

No - Do not have any children

Refused

Other

	Yes	No	Can't remember	Refused
4. Where you smacked as a child?

* 5. In your opinion do you think the smacking of children needs to be banned?

Yes

No

Uncertain

Refused

Please select one option only

* 6. Which best describes your views on smacking children?

I do not think there is anything wrong with using smacking to teach children right from wrong

I do not think smacking is a good thing to do but sometimes parents need to do it

I do not think parents should smack their children under any circumstance

* 7. At what age do you think it is appropriate to smack a child as a form of punishment?

Under two years old

3 to 6 years old

6 to 10 years old

11 to 15 years old

16 to 18 years old

Never appropriate to smack children

Refused

* 8. Do you think that smacking children is an effective way of changing their behaviour?

Yes

No

Uncertain

Refused

* 9. Smacking children as a form of punishment helps children develop a better sense of self-control. Would you say this is;

* 10. Children who are smacked as a punishment are more likely to deal with their own anger by being physically aggressive. Would you say this is;

* 11. Would the banning of physical punishment /smacking be an unjustified intrusion into the privacy of family and parental rights?

Yes

No

Uncertain

* 12. Do you think a smacking ban would be effective?

Yes

Uncertain

If No, please give your main reason

* 13 Do you think smacking Teenagers is an effective way of changing their behaviour?

Yes

No

Uncertain

* 14. What do you think is the most appropriate punishment for a naughty child?

Grounding or keeping a child in

Sending a child to his/her room

Stopping the child from doing something he/she likes to do

Not allowing a child a meal or part of a meal

Hitting with an implement eg wooden spoon, slipper

Smacking the child on the bottom or legs

Refused

The Smacking Debate