Anton Blank: Smacking and other violence against children needs to be eradicated

June 18, 2009

Anton Blank, director of Te Kahui Mana Ririki, appeared on TV1 yesterday and spoke with great clarity about the child discipline issue and child abuse.  Anton argues that there are no quick fixes, and it will take generations of sustained effort to realise significant change.

Smacking is just another form of violence against children that sits on a continuum of violent behaviours that includes maiming and killing our children, and all those behaviours need to be eradicated.

Watch the video.

Related posts:

1. Video: Save The Children NZ CEO Philip Abraham – children have the same rights to protection against violence as adults
2. Tapu Misa: How can we tolerate some forms of violence against children, and not others?
3. Ending legalised violence against children worldwide – Global Report 2009
4. Call for children to be heard in smacking debate
5. Research: Smacking makes children naughtier