http://www.parenting.com/parenting/article/0,19840,1215279_4,00.html?
I read this article in Parenting magazine today. If you don't want to read this whole article, it is discussing spanking and the debate between "experts" and parents who spank. One point that is made in the article is about what exactly "spanking" is. It points out that according to Websters dictionary, spanking is basically using an open hand to hit on the butt. One thing that is said in this article is that there is no hardcore, scientific proof that an occasional spanking causes any emotional damage to a child later in life. This article is the first one that I have seen that doesn't just flat out tell parents that they shouldn't spank cause they will screw up their kids for life. It actually even says that their is no scientific study that proves that children who were spanked occasionaly turned out more violent later in life. Any opinions on this article?
2006-09-19
15:27:27
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