Question: Can a parent spank their kid at any age before 18 years old? I don't mean beat the kid just spank them?
Answer: Arizona law does provide that parents and persons acting as parents, including school personnel, may use corporal punishment (spanking). The punishment must be reasonable and not excessive.
In Arizona a child is anyone under the age of 18, and until you are 18, you are under the care, custody and control of your parent or legal guardian.
The Arizona Legislature passed a new law that went into effect on August 12, 2005 that allows minors to be emancipated. However, emancipation is a very difficult process that few are eligible for. See the LawForKids.org Laws page for more information.
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On 11/12/03
Jessi from FL said:
I think there a better ways to punish ur kids. i'm an abuses childen wen u hit ur kids it mite teach them a lesson but it made me hate my dad. I don't ever remeber loving my dad. I don't see how i could.
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On 10/29/03
Becky from MA said:
In this situation the spanking was appropriate. Spankings are a useful parental tool, along with many other tools of course. The traditional way of spanking was on the bare bottom. I was spanked bare bottom as a child and I spank my children in the same manner(bare botttom with a paddle). A mother baring their child's rear for disciplinary procedures is not sexual abuse. Rather it is the safes and effective method. No wonderful it was the traditional method!
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On 08/13/03
Katie and Kamie from CA said:
I think spanking kids is sometimes ok but I dont like it. My mom, my twin sister Kamie and me were doing yard work. I didn't think Kamie was doing her share and I sat down to do nothing, but I didnt know that mom told her to sit and rest because her head hurt. Mom said to get to work and I told her no I won't (I screamed). I hadn't gotten a spanking in 2 years, but mom took me to the back porch, pulled down my shorts and panties and she made me bend over and I got about 10 spankings. I was upset, but I wont talk to her like that ever again.
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On 08/10/03
max from KY said:
hi i think the law sucks ive been from foster career 2 foster career since about the age of 3 i was first spanket at the age of 4 my granpa got druck and i asket him 2 sit down he refused so i went 2 help him he put me over hes knee and spanket me it hurt and i was tacking in 2 care then about 2 years later the son of the careers did it 2 me agen so i ran off and i have been spanket since i was really young and it ant hurt me i just dont lke it going 2 school with frends that never have been just macks u uneasy but i guess its just somethink about growing up skiny buts hurt more so ppl will ju
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On 07/06/03
meghan from NY said:
i think 2 that the goverment should just mindthere own buissness its just wierd to me why parents have been spanking there kids sance they were up to high school i think that spanking should only be used up intill the end of elemantary school then i think they should start grounding in higher grades then that!
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