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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, the thing is, we've already done the research. There aren't studies that show that moderate spanking is harmful.  It's up to the family.

Nor can OP rewrite language and the meaning and usage of words.[/quote]

I agree that the validity of the research in either direction is questionable, but it's interesting that the little research there is that is unbiased enough to control only for moderate spanking actually shows benefits:

"In a meta-analysis of 26 studies, Larzelere and a colleague found that an approach they described as “conditional spanking” led to greater reductions in child defiance or anti-social behavior than 10 of 13 alternative discipline techniques, including reasoning, removal of privileges and time out (Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2005). Larzelere defines conditional spanking as a disciplinary technique for 2- to 6-year-old children in which parents use two open-handed swats on the buttocks only after the child has defied milder discipline such as time out."

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