Craig Henderson: Child discipline should be up to parents

Updated May 3 2016 - 10:50pm, first published 3:00pm
Naughty corner: There's an ongoing debate about smacking children. I reckon it should be up to parents to decide how they discipline their children.
Naughty corner: There's an ongoing debate about smacking children. I reckon it should be up to parents to decide how they discipline their children.

Sure, my folks spanked me now and then. One occasion in particular stands out in the faded sepia of my 1970s childhood. The kids in my neighbourhood had taken to camping in the reserve behind our house. We'd set up tents and sit around a fire drinking cordial, smoking ciggies made from rolled strips of The Manly Daily and telling ghost stories.

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