The state does parents, children and educators a disservice by imposing legislation that works against consistency in a child's life. Because parents are permitted to use corporal punishment and educators are not, there are inconsistencies in many children's lives related to how they are disciplined.
Children feel most secure, and their developmental potentials are enhanced, when they are treated similarly by all of the adults who care for them.
Where there are inconsistencies, children become insecure and their behaviours can become attention-seeking. Moreover, discipline and control are undermined in all settings, but especially in education. Physical action that is consistent and doled out by people at home is behaviourally very strong, at least in the short term. Non-physical strategies employed by a variety of individuals in relation to one child will be inconsistent, and then the child can find it hard to grasp what is wanted of them.
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