Is this child abuse or disapline?

Question

It just happened yesterday.

Some people think it is not child abuse?

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Answer 1

not real good parenting.  but child abuse, that may be too harsh.  if you believe spanking is child abuse, then this could also qualify.  if this happens frequently, maybe.  i just hate to jump to conclusions after seeing less than a minute of someones life.

Answer 2

That just looks like what most frustrated moms do when their child isn't listening to them. At least the pulling by their ear, the shopping bad thing? Not too sure about.

Answer 3

No, very obviously not.  The child was not hurt at all.  Now IF he'd have fallen and not gotten up, then maybe.  He should have just been listening to his mother.

Now I don't think the mother should have done that, but when you are mad it is hard to make the best decisions.

Answer 4

It look like the kid was out in the street I would have spanked my kids *** for being in the street .I would rather spank my kids than have them get hit by a car.

Answer 5

Of course it is.

Answer 6

i don't think its child abuse...

i think its discipline the kid was probably flippin out or havin some kind of tantrum, so she gave him a little whack wit the bag she probably didn't mean for him to fall and it ain't like she continued to do it...I'd say its fine.