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Keown, Robin – Kairaranga, 2006
The issue of physical punishment is a particularly controversial one at the moment as child advocates are engaged in a struggle to persuade the New Zealand government to repeal a defence in law (section 59 of the 1961 "Crimes Act") which justifies parents hitting their children provided the force used is "reasonable in the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Nonverbal Communication, Foreign Countries, Child Advocacy