You have probably heard the expression, "Spare the rod, spoil the child." Do you agree with it? Perhaps you were spanked as a kid. Was it appropriate? Some people see spanking as an outdated method of punishment or even child abuse, while others view a swat on the bottom as a parent's prerogative. Where do we draw the line when it comes to disciplining our children?
Parenting Expert
The notions that
spanking confuses children, teaches children to hit, and the like are
demagoguery. There's no credible evidence, obtained by people with no
ideological axe to grind, that would lend a shred of truth to these claims. The
media laps them up, however, so the hysteria-mongers keep it up. They figure,
perhaps correctly, that if they can get the media to help them repeat these
nonsense syllables enough, more and more people will become convinced they are
true.
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