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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would you use violence on a defenseless child? It is horrible to even think about. I understand that many parents do it because they lack resources and don't know any better, but for an educated parent to do this is pretty inexcusable.[/quote]

Life is violent. Kids are violent. Some kids don't respond to the modern forms of discipline. Some kids do actually need to be a bit fearful of authority. [/quote]

[b]Life is as violent as you make it. [/b]Mine is not at all violent, and my kids are extremely well behaved, and not violent.

Let's be very clear here - if you hit your children [b]you [/b]are the one bringing the violence into their lives.[/quote]

You are missing the point and [b]you know nothing about childhood development.[/b] Young children are indeed violent. They want more resources and they will fight for them. We are all animals.

And lets be clear - it depends how you view it. If your children were terribly behaved, and you did not spank, you would be inviting social repercussions and punishment from outside sources into their lives. So, violence.

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The American Psychological Association is against spanking.

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/04/spanking.aspx

So is the AAP:

https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/Spanking-Linked-to-Mental-Illness.aspx

Now who was it who doesn't know anything about child development?[/quote]

They're trying to prevent abuse, and talking to the lowest common denominator. They're not talking about those who use it sparingly and carefully. [/quote]

I missed that qualifier.  Where does it say that?[/quote]

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