Where does a parent draw the line between child abuse and child discipline?

When it's done out of anger.

When it's hard enough to leave a mark.

When it's done by someone other than a parent.

I would say anyone other than a family member - I remember, once, I swore in front of my grandmother, and she gave me a spanking, and really, looking back, that is exactly what she should have done.
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by Sgt Churba - Rational Response Squad on June 6th, 2007
I'd be upset if anyone spanked my kids. I don't spank them, just because I can't bring myself to do it. If someone else took it upon themselves to lay a hand on my child, I'd probably kill them.
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by Anonymous on June 6th, 2007
I have no children of my own, but I have godchildren, and if they do something bad enough to warrant it, they get a spanking.
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by Sgt Churba - Rational Response Squad on June 6th, 2007
I would never dream of laying a hand on someone else's child, either. To each his own.
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by Anonymous on June 6th, 2007
I've never met a parent who could spank when not angry to some extent.
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by shammers still slogging along on July 11th, 2008
If the act violates any private areas, then it would be deemed abuse. If one constantly hits, no matter where, then it is abuse. And if one demoralizes another no matter what age, then it is abuse. There is more than one way to abuse a child unfortunately and it only gets worse when the parent justifies it as it can only get worse.
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by Kimberlypancakes on June 19th, 2010

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