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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are threads and threads on this.  Some people are strongly for it and others are against it.

The science is pretty clear that it is not effective.

It is not a tool we use because I don't believe in hurting my children.  I also don't want them to think physically harming people is an acceptable way to interact.[/quote]

What do you mean the science is clear that it's not effective? Does that mean that if OP finds it effective, she should use it?[/quote]

Working in the moment because a child is stunned, in pain, etc is not the same as long term effectiveness.

To the person who said the study referenced by another OP isn't controlled.  There isn't a scientifically ethically way to conduct a controlled study on spanking.  So longitudinal and other methodologies have to be utilized.  It doesn't mean it is worthless.  [/quote]

It's worthless when they make no effort to control for a thousand other behavioral, demographic, and socioeconomic factors. Are the kids having worse outcomes because they were spanked, or because they were born with poor impulse control, which led to bad outcomes, and also happened to lead to more spanking along the way. And they don't control for the way the spanking is carried out. [/quote]

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