Children are unbeatable!

Did you know that in the UK it is legal for some people to hit children?

But the Children are Unbeatable! Alliance wants to change that, and make it illegal for anyone to hurt children.

This website will tell you more about the law and explain how you can help.

This is our website for children and young people. Our website for adults is here.

News - May 2010

Free activity pack for groups of children and young people

Our Children are Unbeatable! free activity pack contains lots of ideas for activities to help young people learn about legalised violence against children and think about how things could change.

It is designed for schools but can be used by other groups of young people too.

Young children speak out against smacking

"I don't get sad, only when my mum smacks me... and then, I cry." (Girl aged 4).

In a new report published in January 2010 by the Children are Unbeatable! Alliance, young children speak out against smacking.

“Not nice to hit each other.” (Child aged 4).

The report was written after a researcher visited nurseries and talked with 45 children aged under 5. Most of the children said that smacking was bad and that it hurts physically and emotionally.

"Smacking's hitting and kicking. No kicking… no spiking, no biting, no punching." (Boy aged 4).

We will be using the report to tell adults, including parents and people who work in nurseries, more about what children think.

Find out more about what the children said by reading the key messages (1 page) or the whole report (17 pages).

And check out our videos made by a young supporter here!

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