Spanking vs. Child Abuse
On August - 27 - 2010
Corporal punishment. Now that’s one nasty, knee jerk, flashpoint of a topic. It’s maligned by many and praised by others. It’s even been known to ruin a few marriages.
I am relatively new to parenting, having been a mom for all of 19 months; therefore, I haven’t encountered a situation that would call for me to haul off and hit my child. But when it comes to discipline, there are two things I know for sure, and a couple of other things I’m not so sure about. One, spanking a child without them understanding why you’re doing so is abusive. And two, slapping a child across the face — especially a toddler — is parenting by humiliation.
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melissa Says:
spanking vs. child abuse.
i think spanking is a good punishment because when i got spanked i learned my lesson. and i thank my parents for discipling me because i know right from wrong.
Posted on October 27th, 2010 at 12:32 pm