Spare the rod and spoil the child November 24, 2007
Posted by blogerita in : Government, Social , trackback
Wellington: A New Zealand father has been convicted of assault for smacking his eight-year-old son on the bottom in what is believed to be the first case under a controversial new law. The man was sentenced to nine months supervision including undergoing anger management.
The new law was passed in May removing a provision allowing parents to used ‘reasonable force’ in disciplining their children.
Blogerita says:
Watchout New Zealand government! What you have done is “Spare the rod and spoil the child”. In short term, you may look good. In long term, you may have just created a generation of children who will misbehave and be irresponsible towards their parents.
With greying population increasing each year, raising an irresponsible young generation will place a whole lot of financial burden on the government to look after the greying generation.
Think again, New Zealand government!
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Spare the rod legislation bites. As a step dad of an out of control youth who seems to be spiraling into a life of drug use and crime. I see the results of spare the rod legislation which takes away parental rights.