My mummy told me that the Prime Minister of our country, Australia, Tony Abbott said that:

“I think all parents know that occasionally the best thing that we can give a kid is a smack, but it can never be something that hurts them.” (Tony Abbot, Prime Minister, Australia, 2013)

If it’s true that he said that, I don’t agree.

I think the best thing a parent could give a kid is love – a hug or a kiss.

That’s a really stupid comment…no offence. I don’t think it is very good that someone that is running our country says that. I only agree with one bit, that you shouldn’t hurt kids, but the rest is just weird.

Hitting a child isn’t teaching a kid how to be happy and healthy. It teaches them how to be violent.