#1011 - This Week in Parenting: Smacking & Socials

This Week In Parenting: why Australian parents are more open to smacking children than other countries, and how we can reduce peer pressure for kids and for parents by joining forces and creating community.

In this episode:

• Smacking and corporal punishment
• Australian parents most open to smacking kids in international study | 9News
• The Parenting Revolution
• Can Australia make age verification work for social media? | The Guardian
• Momentum is building!
• 36 Months - sign the petition
• Let kids be kids - have a play-based childhood
• Peer pressure for kids and for parents too
• Unplug Childhood - join the village & take the pledge

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Related links:

• #454 Online Safety with Julie Inman Grant from the e-Safety Commission
• Why It's Not Ok To Smack Your Kids - a great list of resources for what to do instead

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