If I smacked an adult I would be arrested for assault.

Can’t see a difference really!!!!!

If they ban smacking punch them instead

They've just outlawed smacking in South Africa. Waste of time here to be honest. Not going to stop it. But children need discipline. What is the replacement for smacking?

The kids can just do as they like them there's no consequences because that's why why the kids are the way they are today

This won't do jack shit.

It's a parents choice how to discipline their children. As long as they only smack the bottom and not elsewhere.

At the end of day it did my generation no harm but if there were going to ban it there need to think of another way to discipline our children as like some one else just said child no there no consequences to there acts these day so treat everyone there come into contact with with no respect.

Look at how the kids behaved in the last generation to how they behave now and see the difference. There’s a difference between smacking and abusing a child. The latter should be shown the full force of the law. It’s no good debating it because it will be banned at some point anyway. Anarchy will ensue

Why ‘punch’ that’s violence. There’s a big difference.

I don't smack my son but telling parents how to parent is wrong how are they going to police it just like on the phone when driving they don't have enough police to police this law

They should ban smacking for under eights, as for older delinquents bring back caning in school, essentially children 8-17 can abuse adults and they can do nothing? What will happen to society? Try dealing with these people as a manager in the work place, no discipline in society and dumbed down education equals Chinese commie takeover bring on corbyn pc twats not

Does this include Muslims and their imams forcing the sick Qur'an's demonic verses on children

Any people wonder why each Generation grows up more Feral than the last.

Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
Proverbs 13:24 ESV

The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:15 ESV

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6 ESV

My son, do not despise the Lord 's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 3:11 - 12 ESV

The kids today have no discipline and behaviour is very bad, I feel sorry for the parents who are trying their best but the state is against them and the kids know it. Watch any parent on the bus telling their kids over and over not to touch something only to be totally ignored, no consequences for the bad behaviour any more. If my mother told me to stop doing something, I stopped, she didn't have to tell me twice, cos I knew what the consequences of ignoring her and carrying on were. A well behaved child is only that way cos they were discipled when young but old enough to understand that what they were doing was wrong. Big difference from giving your kids a well deserved smacked bottom and beating them up.