Our comprehensive new report finds that the evidence does not support claims that mild smacking causes harm to children, particularly when delivered in the context of warm and loving parenting.
Activists routinely conflate abuses that are criminal under existing law with legitimate, everyday activities which cannot be criminalised, such as conversations between parents and children about sexuality or gender identity. It has proven extremely difficult.
Parents may be worried about upcoming changes to Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE). This booklet explains why.
