>>>>>Nonsense. This isn't about what a child is allowed to do. It's what an adult is allowed to do, and hitting a child should not be one of those things. As I said before, hitting a child who can't hit back is just bullying.
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>>>>Nonsense. This is called behavior modification. It actually works, when properly administered.
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>>>If it works (which in the long run it doesnt) it's only temporary and the child will have bigger problems later in life. This "let's beat our kids so they behave" mentality is like from the 1950's. We know better now. Sure it takes more time and patience to properly disipline the kid, but it's worth the extra effort - as tons of research has shown us over the past 50 years.
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>>What I know is that I got spanked when I was a kid. Had I not, I'd probably be dead. What I have observed during my time as a cop, is that people who want to let their kids raise themselves, sans rules, doesn't work. At least, not unless you think turning your kid into a criminal is a good thing. Most of the criminals I've ever met had a few things in common: they were uneducated, their families were disfunctional and most were/are democrats. So, if we could somehow, educate kids, make their families functional and republican, they would become good citizens!!!! :)
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>I didn't say anything about letting kids raise themselves - I agree that's a bad idea and rarely works. What I was saying is that studies show that spanking a kid is far less effective than other kinds of punishment and the end result later is an adult with more serious problems. Now if you want to turn your kid into a child abuser, wife beater, or some other kind of violent criminal then I suppose paddling and spanking would be the way to go regardless of the family's politial party.

Paddling me, and my three brothers didn't turn us into axe murders. Nor did it have that effect on most everyone else around the neighborhood. Most of the abusers come from Californication anyway, don't they? That's where they don't spank kids who will not do right, isn't it??:))))))