'I'm sorry, Mummy,' my son howls after I smack him - and I'm flooded with remorse, shame and regret. As a child GEORGINA FULLER was walloped, as was her own mother. Here's how she's breaking the cycle - and why that's harder than it may seem

I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I've smacked my children. I'm still filled with shame when I think about it but I have tried to forgive myself too.

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