Esther Rantzen launches No Smacking Week campaign

Title

Esther Rantzen launches No Smacking Week campaign

Genre

Interview

TX Date

11 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

Esther Rantzen, founder of the confidential children’s helpline, Childline, talks about EPOCH (End Physical Punishment of Children) and its campaign, No Smacking Week. She says children who are smacked as a punishment are more likely to use violence in later life, and a simple smack can lead to child battery. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Esther Rantzen

Keywords

Violence; Children (age group); Domestic violence; Charities; Corporal punishment; Child abuse; Rights of the child; Child welfare; EPOCH

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