To create an environment of comfort and safety for parents, families, and staff present in every location and facility. A No Hit Zone sets a precedent within the community and establishes a commitment to the promotion of effective parenting techniques by instilling that:
- No adult shall hit a child
- No child shall hit another child
- No adult shall hit another adult
- No child shall hit an adult
Why? Who? How?
A No Hit Zone is a comprehensive program that includes multiple strategies to effectively influence attitudes, norms, and behaviors. Anyone can become a No Hit Zone! Family homes, schools, hospitals, religious institutions, communities, and many more can join the movement to address the most prevalent risk factor of child abuse-social norms around corporal punishment.