>>>And yet, we are punished for tring to teach are children respect and morals.
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>>Really? How?
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>Perhaps, I over stated myself. Here in America, the schools, the parents, even our churchs are being watch very closely for ANY signs of child abuse. But the definition of child abuse has been getting narrower and nerrower. Our children are being tought this. So if for say, a parent raise their voice to their child, it can be considered as phychological child abuse, and they can charged for it. And as I said, the children know this, and use it against them. This has been my observation, and I hope I am wrong.

Certainly not my experience. There's no question that most forms of physical punishment are now considered child abuse, but I've never heard of a parent getting in trouble for simply raising his or her voice.

Tamar