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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn’t spank my kids but I grew up in a house that did, because my parents were older and that was expected of their generation.  One thing I’d note is that despite the fact that most Americans used to spank and now most Americans do not, I don’t think we’ve seen meaningful decreases in violent behavior, so I question the scholarship a bit.  It seems like the connection might be more correlation (parents who continue to spank are more likely to be parents with low patience and high anger generally), or the effect is so small as to lead to no significant societal changes.

I think if you choose to do it, the following are important —
The child should not actually be physically harmed. Any pain should be fleeting.  If they can’t sit down for hours or days afterwards, that’s abuse.
The parent should not enjoy it and that should be evident.
It should be extremely rarely used
Used only for circumstances where the child’s actions are risking physical harm to themself or others.  
You should not do it when you are angry or feeling like you maybe not making the best choices.  Take a minute to cool off.

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Of course we have seen a decrease in violence. That’s just a statistical fact. The violence that is still occurring is predominately among groups of people who still practice corporal punishment. [/quote]

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