Parental freedoms News

Bid to ban smacking in NI is abandoned

• 21 Apr 2009

Smacking row as children’s chief denies abuse comment

• 4 Mar 2009
• Northern Ireland

Smacking is ‘child abuse’ says NI children’s chief

• 3 Mar 2009
• Northern Ireland

Smacking ban bid may go to Lords at public expense

• 26 Feb 2009
• Northern Ireland

NI children’s tsar loses smacking ban attempt

• 23 Feb 2009
• Northern Ireland

Smacking like electric fence, says NI lawyer

• 3 Feb 2009
• Northern Ireland

Father arrested for smacking son

• 17 Nov 2008

Smacking couple banned from adoption, yet again

• 14 Nov 2008

NZ party pledges probe of anti-smacking laws

• 7 Nov 2008

Court backs smacking parents’ adoption bid

• 5 Nov 2008

Former head scolds MPs over smacking

• 9 Oct 2008

‘Mums who smack aren’t criminals’, says minister

• 9 Oct 2008