Children and smacking: what do the changes to the law mean for nurses?
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Children and smacking: what do the changes to the law mean for nurses?

Laws on physically punishing children vary across the UK. Find out how this affects your work in the emergency department – and how to respond if you see a child being smacked by an adult

Smacking a child as a form of punishment or to control a child’s behaviour is a controversial issue, which divides public opinion.

Emergency Nurse. 30, 5, 12-14. doi: 10.7748/en.30.5.12.s6

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