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more about #corporalpunishment more comments → jrhys: So for pro spankers, if an adult has a mental age of 3, is spanking them the same as spanking a child? And if you are repulsed by the idea of spankin... more » Valkyrie607: Spanking is counterproductive. It teaches all sorts of lessons which are very destructive, and which more than weigh out the temporary good of "Well... more » Hey Girl Hey: Has anyone read the book "We Need to Talk About Kevin?" Completely barring any references to the actual content of the book (if you've read it, you'll... more » requimulous: I'm disappointed in these comments. There are countless things in this world that we've lived through and now "we're fine." But "fine" is not the po... more » Mimi Fleck: I also grew up in a so-called "spanking household", but was rarely spanked. Now I work with abused children. There is a line between corporal punishme... more » richcreamerybutter: Spanking should only be practiced among consenting adults. more » booter26: I grew up in a household run by a former hippy with lingering inclinations towards this lifestyle--or her idea of it-- (and a father who we taunted fo... more » Tessie: We are dealing with this at the moment in NZ. The legislation has changed so that people can no longer use the "reasonable force" argument to essentia... more » madwithpower: I grew up in a pro-spanking household, but I wasn't spanked. Well, I was spanked for a very short period of time, but my parents had to stop. I'm the ... more » swingintolstoy: Spanking or hitting is NEVER okay. I took Psychology of the Family last semester in school. When we began the segment on punishment, we talked about ... more » Gretchen is a new kitten mom!: I was spanked - back in the dark ages I didn't know anyone who wasn't. My mother was also the master of the quick face-slap and used it wisely. I di... more » clochette: If only everyone were brought up to believe that physical violence towards another person was NEVER acceptable, no matter what you perceived that they... more » boxspelunker: I was spanked, and it worked for me. My father did the spankings, my mother did the swattings (which was two to three swats versus one). There were ... more » ZemarSea Urchin: "Now, obviously, watching a child be dealt with with unnecessary harshness is horrible, and seeing the sweetness getting yelled or hit out of a blamel... more » My Jen Could Paint That: I was spanked, but my parents say they regret that decision now. I don't think it affected me either way, though I'm certainly no advocate of the pra... more » -
#sparetherod
Is America Ready For A "Spanking Ban?"
One New Year's, my family went to stay at one of those Catskills resorts, now closed, that catered to Jews of a certain era. Think Dirty Dancing with less Swayze, more sour cream. And one day someone smacked a child: More » -
#sparetherod
Experts Claim Southern Kids Are Spanked More
Sociologist Brian P. Hinote says many parents in the Bible Belt are tolerant of spanking, citing the phrase, "spare the rod, spoil the child." Southern kids are apparently spanked in school more as well...something we didn't realize was legal. [UPI] -
#stickysituations
When Do You Stop One Abuse, And Can You Stop An Abuser?
Last month, Liv Tyler pulled over to check on the welfare of a child she saw being yelled at and got in a argument. NY Times writer Spence Halperin had the same thing happen to him on the subway. More »
