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Are you a bad parent if you smack your children? Is it more damaging not to?

Labour MP David Lammy says parents should be allowed to smack their children without the fear of facing jail.

The suggestion is that the riots last summer might not have happened if parents felt able to smack their kids when out of line.

The Council of Europe wants a total ban on any form of hitting as punishment though.

Are we failing our children by not disciplining them properly? Do we need to be able to smack our children to keep them in line? Or should we just patiently keep explaining about right and wrong?

Do young people know how to behave? Do they understand rules and boundaries? Have you ever confronted a youngster about their behaviour? We hear you views and opinions.

Also on the programme, eating disorders and anorexia are all too common in modern society, but when was the last time you saw a man suffering from the illness?

It seems we only think women suffer from it but an increasing number of men are now suffering too, along with their families.

Jenny Langley from Sevenoaks, whose son Joe suffered from anorexia aged just 12, speaks candidly with Julia about dealing with anorexia in her family (10.08).

And a new file sharing database within the police force is enabling the public to be notified if their partner has a history of domestic violence.

There are 400 serial domestic violence offenders known to Kent Police. One victim, Polly from Sevenoaks, recalls four years of mental and physical abuse from her ex-husband (10.35).

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