The government has rejected calls to ban physical punishment of children in England.
Last year, Childline delivered almost 900 counselling sessions to children with concerns about physical punishment.
"She was screaming and hit me in the head so hard I fell into the wall. I still feel a bit dizzy now and there's a lump. I don't know how to make it stop."
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