Kaos36: Hone Harawira needs to get off his high horse and speak out against Maori beating their children to the nation telling Maori beating their children is wrong there's no mana in doing this how can Maori be a proud people when we have the highest rate of beating our kids!.

Brought up by a Maori mother and Croatian father. The only time my mother hit me was twice during my childhood life. Once when I was nine I called her a fat bitch. So I got what was coming. She chased me around the house with a broom which was quite easy getting away from her as mum was fat.  I thought if I hide under the bed she'll never find me there! Well she did and wracked me or more poked me with the broom until i came out from under the bed then she clipped me around the ears and sent me to the bedroom for the rest of the day. Then at the end of the day she came in and gave me a hug and sent me to have dinner.  2nd time was when I punched my sister on the arm cause she called me a black bird and laughed.  For some reason I just lost it and punch her on the arm quite hard where she went crying to mummy and mummy gave me another clip around the ears and sent me to my bedroom till dinner time.

My father never once hit me. He would just stare me down and say dont do that again. That was enough for me to stop doing it.

I disciplined my two sons but never beat them.  Hugs is the best thing a child can receive from their parents after a smack. Not straight after a smack later on maybe after you got them to clean their room or do the dishes then give them that big hug. They will love you for it.  Remeber that dads to be. :D

Some Maori out there look up to Hone, they have had a violent upbringing in the home where the violence will repeat over and over for generations to follow. Unless something is done their children will beat their children and so on. If Hone made a speech about the wrongs of beating your kids they will listen. Some will not care but Im sure the majority will take note. Plus I think he would earn back some respect from all New Zealanders.

This should be number one on the to-do list for the Maori Party.

  

tombrownzz:

Kaos36: Hone Harawira needs to get off his high horse and speak out against Maori beating their children to the nation telling Maori beating their children is wrong there's no mana in doing this how can Maori be a proud people when we have the highest rate of beating our kids!.

Brought up by a Maori mother and Croatian father. The only time my mother hit me was twice during my childhood life. Once when I was nine I called her a fat bitch. So I got what was coming. She chased me around the house with a broom which was quite easy getting away from her as mum was fat.  I thought if I hide under the bed she'll never find me there! Well she did and wracked me or more poked me with the broom until i came out from under the bed then she clipped me around the ears and sent me to the bedroom for the rest of the day. Then at the end of the day she came in and gave me a hug and sent me to have dinner.  2nd time was when I punched my sister on the arm cause she called me a black bird and laughed.  For some reason I just lost it and punch her on the arm quite hard where she went crying to mummy and mummy gave me another clip around the ears and sent me to my bedroom till dinner time.

My father never once hit me. He would just stare me down and say dont do that again. That was enough for me to stop doing it.

I disciplined my two sons but never beat them.  Hugs is the best thing a child can receive from their parents after a smack. Not straight after a smack later on maybe after you got them to clean their room or do the dishes then give them that big hug. They will love you for it.  Remeber that dads to be. :D

Some Maori out there look up to Hone, they have had a violent upbringing in the home where the violence will repeat over and over for generations to follow. Unless something is done their children will beat their children and so on. If Hone made a speech about the wrongs of beating your kids they will listen. Some will not care but Im sure the majority will take note. Plus I think he would earn back some respect from all New Zealanders.

This should be number one on the to-do list for the Maori Party.

  

So your mum hit your ears because of some words you said? Your mother had no right to hit you just because you called her some words. If you called the police your mother would have been arrested which may have taught your mother that child abuse is wrong. Why didn't you call the police?

tombrownzz:
So your mum hit your ears because of some words you said? Your mother had no right to hit you just because you called her some words. If you called the police your mother would have been arrested which may have taught your mother that child abuse is wrong. Why didn't you call the police?

gchiu: http://www.socialreport.msd.govt.nz/people/ethnic-composition-population.html

In 1996, Maori were 15% of the population.

http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/Files/phot_99_104/$file/phot_99_104.pdf

In 1997, of the 204 hospitalizations for injury that year on 0-14 years of age inflicted by other persons 68% were Maori kids.

NZtechfreak needs to look at statistics and not rely on personal experience which in medicine, we consider a low level of evidence.

gchiu: Perhaps she might have done more damage if you hadn't sensibly exhausted her by running around the house first!

gchiu: A rare person then, most Maori women I meet are smokers.