Dear Sir/Madam
While working at a certain local secondary school several years ago, a father beat his daughter in public (on the street), lifting her skirt and pulling down her panty and beating her on her bare buttocks deliberately in full view of others.
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Another father would sometimes come to the school and yell at his son, beating him up, and at one time even knocking him to the ground.
Teachers laughed when these children were being brutalised.
It should be illegal for parents to beat their children in public.
This is assault. Only evil people support this.
Government, make public spanking illegal.
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If you want to use physical discipline, do so at home. Your child is a human being. And you, the abusive parent, are a terrorist.
We talk about mental health, and this is suicide prevention month. But how can you talk about suicide and mental health when people are mistreated, and publicly at that, and people see it as entertainment. MISTREATMENT IS OFTEN THE CAUSE OF SUICIDE AND POOR MENTAL HEALTH.
When you brutalise your child, and when you find brutality against children funny, you have blood on your hands.
Government, act now. It is your moral duty.
Disgusted by the acceptance of child abuse in this country.
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It should be against the law to beat your child anywhere, at home or in public. That’s child abuse and should be illegal. And you abusive parents wonder why your children grow up an abuse others. You’re the cause. It breaks my heart to see the abuse of a helpless child in public or anywhere. WHO PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILDREN IF NOT THE GOVERNMENT?
Gtfooh with the bullshit.
Bull shit that’s why them a walk ah shoot up the schools and robbing people
Government are not parents. Government should never institute laws for parental skills. It’s a crime for anyone to abuse kids whether it’s in public or private. What we can do as parents and adults is let’s have simple community classes assisting our parents on how to guide children without spanking them.
this is bullshit!!! you can’t tell me how to act with my child I see kids humiliated there parents in public or at home u telling me I should allow ky child to carry on with that behavior??? did you know why american kids disrespect there parents its because they know they can’t hit them look you all not go tell me that my child go misbehave an me can’t do nothing but tslk I must let a child give me high blood pressure you all can sit behind the curtain an talk you all not face what parents fsce as I say lock me tf up when I lick her in public
Bullshit. When the government buys my child clothes, feeds them, pays for their education or contributes in any way to my child’s life then they can tell me not to beat my child. Chupit them chupit. The same people making these bold and idiotic statements are the same people that gonna want to lock me up as the parent when my unruly child commits a felony. Not gonna have my child become no criminal or be disrespectful to the public, these young parents already being so soft on they kids now and we have things like 2drilly and GFK taking rise in the country as of we were America. Government needs to stick to the embezzlement scheme that they running and keep out my child life, not gonna mash up my country and my household.
As a parent, I am horrified that another parent would go to such extremes in the disciplining of their child however, I strongly believe in corporal punishment. However I do not spank when I am extremely angry at what they have done. My cardinal rule is to let them know that they are going to be punished at a later date, if I find myslef to angry at the moment to punish them right away.
The American way has made the raising of children quite ineffective there. So I would suggest that we do not remocw corporal punishment entirely. Parents shld be called to the school and the child punished by the parent if a teacher has reason to want the child punished.
Also, a parent must learn that not añl children repond to “licks” as we know it. So finding creative new ways of punishment should be explored especially as they get older.
Do not spare the rod and spoil the child. Right now they need a strong firm parent so they can become proud law abiding members of society.
Probably we need parenting classes for those who are found to go to the extreme – I personally don’t see the need to expose private parts for punishment in public. Take a device instead, limit their extra curicular movements. No social interactions outside of school. Be smart.
The reason them kids b joining gangs ets is because the lack desiplin ….theres a difference between disiplin and abuse …..yes public humiliation may lead to suicide especially for children being abused EMOTIONALLY N MENTALITLY ….but thats y wen spanking a child u have to let them kno the reason u n guide them not abuse them n they dont kno wa they did wrong….n not beat them for every lil thing… Especially if is somn they see u do but I beat dem wen they do it …that confuses them…..parenting classes are needed.
The old days way of handling things need to com back
The reason them kids b joining gangs ets is because the lack desiplin ….theres a difference between disiplin and abuse …..yes public humiliation may lead to suicide especially for children being abused EMOTIONALLY N MENTALITLY ….but thats y wen spanking a child u have to let them kno the reason u n guide them not abuse them n they dont kno wa they did wrong….n not beat them for every lil thing… Especially if is somn they see u do but I beat dem wen they do it …that confuses them…..parenting classes are needed.
Tek way dem phone n wa ever dem love mash it up or sell it ….cut their allowances etc these are effective methods use them
From the look of the comments is all evil minded people in antigua…. I would NEVER humiliate my child like that no matter what, take them inside or privately and do what u have to do
“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. ”
Proverbs 13:24 KJV
https://www.unfeignedbible.app/Proverbs.13.24
By instruction in practical lines we can often help the poor most effectively. As a rule, those who have not been trained to work do not have habits of industry, perseverance, economy, and self-denial. They do not know how to manage. Often through lack of carefulness and right judgment there is wasted that which would maintain their families in decency and comfort if it were carefully and economically used. {MH 194, 195}
The father who pull down his daughter’s underwear to beat her, should be investigated. He sounds like a child predator. That is deviant behavior.
We need to stop this bs about spanking children! We All got spanking growing up
And we ain’t dead ☠️ and we ain’t broken. Look at the kids in America with all the rights and concern about humiliating them. They be constantly humiliating their parents and disrespecting everyone. Why is this happening??Lack of discipline is my guess! Let’s not make the same stupid mistakes as the Americans.
Children are examples of their parents. They learn by watching what you do and say.
So all your cussing and beating of your kids will only produce children who do the same to others because that’s what they have been taught. Based on the comments here it’s obvious that no educated, loving, reasonable parent in Antigua is beating there kids. It’s the uneducated who don’t have the skills or words to do better. REMEMBER HOW YOU FELT WHEN YOUR PARENTS BEAT YOU. ARE YOU A BETTER PERSON? By your comments you all turned into your abusive parents. HOW CAN YOU SAY YOU LOVE YOUR CHILD THEN PHYSICALLY HURT THEM? Find a better way to raise your children without taking your lack of parental skills out on them.
Beating someone as a form of discipline is in fact the lowest form of discipline and the poorest form of leadership. It simply means you do not have the mental capacity to control/guide your children outside of hitting them or rather physically harming them to force a specific behavior.
@Brixtonian – I am in full agreement with you. I don’t believe in abuse but spanking should not always be the first option. But if a child want to disrespect in public, nothing wrong in correcting him/her in public either.
But abuse like knocking the child to the ground should be a no no.
BULL SHITTTTTTTTTT !
Once you don’t abuse them, beat the discipline in them if you have to.
I remember being beat by my neighbour then when I get home another trashing from mother and the big question, DID I DIE??????? Well, I still here typing …….
Those were the days when it too a community to raise a child.
Live by the word of God and yuh can neva go wrong, too much slackness a gwaan these days, thats why the children so unruly, no manners, violent.
Parents no longer spend time to love and nurture their children, they just dont care about them and nobody else cares sadly.
I still use the belt on my 5 year old son at times, whoeva make law and seh I can’t beat my son at home or in public I am prepared to go jailhouse for a long time. Best dem come for me now one time.
BS ! BARE BS AND MORE BS !
GIVE ME BACK MY OLD TIME WAYS WHEN A COMMUNITY RAISED THE CHILD.
THE WORLD WAS A BETTER PLACE IN LOVE AND HARMONY.
LOOKS LIKE PEOPLE WANT TO FOLLOW SUIT FROM AMERICA WHERE CHILDREN AND WOMEN HAVE MORE RIGHTS THAN MEN.
BULLSHIT ! YUH NUH SEE A BARE CORRUPTION AND STRIFE DEM WAAN BREED INNA THIS YA ISLAND. SHUT UP AND GUH SIDDOWN YOU WHO WRITE AND POST THIS NONSENSE.
@Antiguan Grandmother, THANK YOU! 🙌💖💖
Interestingly, just 2 days ago I observed a child lashing an adult constantly. I can see that the adult was embarrassed. This child looked like he was 4 or 5 years old. I don’t know either, but I walked over to them to stop the child, and to my horror, the child started hitting me (an adult and a stranger) too! Honestly, if I knew him, I’d lashed him back and put him in time out immediately. I took some time to counsel and advice the adult to do everything in their power to change that behaviour ASAP. The problem here is not beating children, but the motive and reason behind it, and the manner. Some children are deserving of a good whipping, whether publicly or privately. Even the very bible said not to withhold the whip from the child, but to beat them if necessary to save them from hell. Enough said.
Antiguans have very short memory,
A few years ago a grand mother beat her grandchild to death right here in little Antigua. She was tried and convicted. All in the name of discipline…..
Do what you like with your own children, no one can tell you how to treat them, they are your responsibility to feed and clothes, so go ahead kill them if you like because they are yours
I wouldn’t treat my children in that manner….
PS— Unless the photos on your article are stock images, then you are publicly humiliating the child shown in a worst way.
@Antiguan grandmother
My siblings and I got a good lashing from our parents when our behaviour called for it. We did not grow up to be criminals with mental or health issues. In fact most of us are respected professionals.
There are too many children out of control in Antigua. Instead of criminalizing parents, programs should be put in the schools to teach children what is acceptable behaviour.
@Think about it. I was born in Antigua in 1950’s . As the last of 6 kids I got to watch my father and mother verbally and physically abuse my siblings until it got to me, the last child. This is how my grandmother treated my mother and she in turn knew no better. I have 3 children and swore I would never treat my kids that way. They are educated productive members of society. I am very proud. I have never raised my hand to them. There were many times when I wanted to do to them what my mother did to me, but I knew better.
Being a good parent doesn’t come easily. You have to work at it. No one is perfect. Hug your kids, show them love, not pain. If you’re beating and yelling at your child they feel no love, only fear.
JUST LOOK AT THE TOTAL FEAR IN THAT POOR LITTLE BOY IN THE PICTURE. SHAME ON YOU ABUSIVE PARENTS WHO THINK IT’S OK TO INFLECT PAIN ON YOUR CHILD BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU OWN THEM.
@Think about it, in Antigua kids don’t get lashing, they get beat up. YOU’RE NOT ANTIGUAN.
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