The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Why France needs a total ban on smacking kids As a provocative new anti-smacking video campaign by the Fondation pour l'Enfance (Foundation for Childhood) causes a stir in France, the man behind the drive Dr. Gilles Lazimi tells The Local why France needs a law banning parents from smacking their kids. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130618/why-france-needs-a-total-ban-on-smacking-kids Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:42:00 +0200 why-france-needs-a-total-ban-on-smacking-kids