Jo Frost
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What I want children to feel is the sense of calm authority.
Because we're there to guide our children.
You know, I want them to sense that.
Like, oh, you know, mommy said I can't do that.
You know, in the same way, well, she said I could do that.
The integrity of your word.
Yes, I like it to be banned.
It is banned in other countries, Scotland and Wales and other places in the world.
I would like the UK to ban spanking, smacking children.
They may be 18 months, two years.
They are a whole human being.
If we did that to another adult, there would be severe consequences for doing so.
And so why are we in a space where we're even having a discussion about a parent who has the privilege...
to raise another human in this world to hit, to hit them.
That's about compliance and control.
We already know.
We know the evidence out there.
We've got the science out there.
We know enough of the damage that that can cause in the relationship.
I would love to see that law changed in Parliament.