Child welfare groups want slapping outlawed

Child welfare groups have called for slapping to be outlawed after a survey found two in five parents admit to hitting their child.

The survey also found parents are largely at sea when it comes to the best way to discipline a child — two-thirds believe there is not enough information available to them.

Carried out on behalf of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) and the Children’s Rights Alliance, the survey also found: