Sarah Ockwell-Smith, author of How to Be a Calm Parent and The Gentle Discipline Book, has joined debates on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Essex on the recent criminalisation of smacking children in Wales.

You can listen to the BBC Radio 5 Live debate, which begins around 1:06:07 on Nicky Campbell’s show, here.

Catch the BBC Radio Essex debate, which begins around 1:10:10 on Ben Fryer’s show, here.

How to Be a Calm Parent, the brand new indispensable guide to more peaceful and enjoyable parenting, is out now. Grab your copy here or, better, via your local bookshop or Bookshop.org.

You can follow Sarah on Twitter @TheBabyExpert.