Abuse must be punished, but child protection should be the priority

WE love our kids, right? We’d do anything to protect them from harm, and all we want for them is to grow up right. We want them all to get the best possible start in life, don’t we?

All of us who are parents know it’s not easy. Sometimes they let us down. They don’t behave the way we want them to, or they’re not always grateful for the things we do. And sometimes we let them down.

We lose the plot a bit, we shout and roar. Sometimes we might even dish out a slap, though we’re sorry about it afterwards. And sometimes we don’t always provide the best example.