Are ministers right to rule out a ban on smacking?
A complete ban on smacking has been rejected by ministers, after a review suggested most parents opposed it.
Laws on smacking in England and Wales were tightened in 2004 to stop parents and carers who assaulted children using "reasonable punishment" as a defence.
But children's minister Kevin Brennan said laws would not be changed further, as new rules appeared to be working.
Is this a common sense decision? Do you smack your child? Are there better forms of discipline? What are your experiences?
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