Striking A Child In The Name Of Parenting

Children and teens phyiscally strike back at parents when they feel threatened and unsafe.  If you do not want your child to hit you; do not hit them.  Hitting a child generally means the older they get the harder you have to hit to get the same response.  Remember; many children will grow to be faster and stronger than you and if you leave the child no other way to communicate with you other than to hit you back you could be in serious physical danger - just like the child is when you hit.