Is being whipped with a belt child abuse?

is being whipped with a belt child abuse?

Dear lonelyinlove13,
The law states in every country this is child abuse. The person who would use these means on a child is in need of psychological help. The child should be removed from the home. There is never ever a time when this is appropriate, legal or morally correct. You are allowed to tap a child on the rear...I say tap because it is illegal to hit hard enough to leave any type of mark. As a worker in the field we do not even condone that. We will investigate anyone who touches a child in anger.
Sue...good luck

well it depends my friend whipped her child and got charged with child abuse

no

my daddy hit my with a paddle on my butt when I was bas when I was little. its disipline not abuse, but then it does matter if thats what they're potraying.

Striking a child with any object is not discipline, nor will that lead to better behavior.
Swatting on the rear end with an open hand ONCE, is useful as an attention getting device, or to break up the pattern of a tantrum.

On the other hand, a child can't be allowed to run wild when they are real young because they are 'so cute when they do that' or because the parent(s) are too tired, inexperienced, lazy, busy, etc to bother with parenting. And then at thirteen there is an out of control teen with a huge discipline problem.

YES! whipping your child with a belt is child abuse!
This seems like a no brainer to me but if not this might help.
Take the situation and replace the child with an adult.
If one adult whips another adult with a belt it would be assault.
so why is it okay when it is a child?

Honey, get help right now! Being whipped by anything is abuse, and no one should have to go through it. If you have to, call 911, just get help! Good Luck!
PS Seriously your'e making me want to cry

Yes. Just because my parents did it doesn't mean I want to do the same to my children. I do give time outs and take their favorite things away. They hate it when I do and that keeps them in line for the most part. Never downgrade by talking down to them either. I remember how hurtful these things were and vowed not to do this to my kids.

yes

I was told by a child care worker that it is not child abuse if you can control the belt to the buttocks area and only strike the child 3 or 4 times and never ever do it when you are mad. But I push for people to not use a belt and just use their open hand in the same form. But only when everything else has failed, or if the offense the child has done is really serious. Some people say any form of hitting is child abuse and some people say 'spare the rod, spoil the child' You will get several strong opinions on this one.

Gosh im gob smacked!!! speechless!!! dont no what to say only...
If you know someone who is doing this or its you

PLEASE GET HELP !!!

I would think being whipped with anything is abuse.

no if you did something wrong then thats there way of punishing you but if they do it for absoultley no reason like just because they feel like it or you made a small mistake like acedentily spilling something than thats abuse

I think it is my dad hits me with his hand and a belt I threatend to call the police on my own father so he hit me with a belt again but he hasnt done it in a long time since I threatned him

yes, any type of corpal punishment that is not an open fist is a type of child abuse
thats fuc*ed up
im sorry for whoever thats happening to

Yes, it is. I agree with Foxxy18146

I'd say yes it is

Ok. Some of these people answering are freaking out. It is not abuse if you are doing it to discipline and are not beating them with it. I got spanked with a belt like twice when I was younger. Once for smoking and once for cussing at my father. He did not leave marks on me but it stung. I never did either again. If the parent is doing it with no reason and just because they are mad then I would consider it abuse. I would not spank a young child with a belt but older children who know what they are doing wrong is ok. Children get away with to much now. They are not disciplined because parents are to afraid that the state is going to come out and arrest them. And all it takes is one person to say something an they are at your house searching for a mark to say you abused your child. Kids need to be spanked and disciplined.

my sister got her kids taken away for that

Thanks everyone, its not me though its my boyfriend who is whipped several times everyday for nothing really. He recently took pictures of his back and showed them to me. He back is covered in red marks going all over and I'm really worried about him. First his mother would hit him when she was angry with him (like a slap across the face), and now he's staying with his grandparents and they whip him daily. I'm really worried about him. He's been through so much and I just don't think that he deserves this. He doesn't want to tell anyone because he says that if he does then he'll be sent to a foster home and won't be able to see me and that seeing me is truly worth any amount of pain. I'm cosidering telling my mom about it because I know that she would certainly do something about it, but I know that my boyfriend would be angry with me (not that that would matter, I'm just worried about his safety). But thank you for your help.

I will funmail you.
Sue