Spanking

The smart parent's guide to coping with your kid's fits.

.... "When he acts up, it sometimes takes every ounce of self-control I have not to spank him," says... and then raise your own hand to him." Spanking has probably crossed your mind at some point. Maybe your child.... Finding spanking supporters isn't as challenging as you might think. Of the 1,000 readers polled...

..., but in the long run it's best for parents to avoid spanking their children. First of all, spanking doesn't work... that teach children how to control their behavior through internal measures. Spanking may teach your child... behavior, or even how to control it. In addition, spanking teaches children that it's all right to hit...

... the word spanking. Forget debates about breast versus bottle or working versus staying at home: The issue... of accumulated research -- have urged parents not to spank. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises against... all spanking, and organizations as diverse as the American Medical Association, the American Bar...

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...No parenting issue sparks more debate than spanking. Although the American Academy of Pediatrics... (AAP) discourages all corporal punishment, an estimated 90 percent of parents have spanked. Yet most... of those parents are not pro-spanking. According to a study from the State University of New York (SUNY...

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