Excuse me but smacking your child is not the same as abuse. I was smacked by both my parents. They are not abusers and I'll defend them always regardless of what any so-called "do-gooder" thinks. Smacking instantly tells a child that they're crossed a boundary/line and makes them instantly shameful of what they've done wrong. If you want to target someone, go after the parents who beat the hell out of their kids for no good reason or do it to vent their frustration at the world or for some sick, perverted pleasure. That's abuse. A well-meaning parent, trying to get through to a badly behaved child by smacking their child is NOT abuse!