Corporal punishment is NOT child abuse. When a parent does not love the child or have the self control to handle a situation then corporal punishment can change into child abuse. At no point is corporal punishment the problem. The parent's inability to handle raising a child is the problem.
And yes, I consider myself VERY lucky to have had parents who loved me like mine did. If every child had ANYONE to love them like my parents loved me, we would have a lot fewer problems. Well, maybe we would have a different set of problems.
To address your attempt to educate me on how to raise my children...
I don't need any books, slashdot posters, or any other outsider who I do not know or trust to assist me in raising my children. I simply took what my parents did and tried to improve on their performance. I have advised my children to do the same.
Good topic which I think both of us agree needs to be addressed worldwide!
My father disciplined me by spanking me. He did this until I was a teenager. I have no emotional scars.
As an adult and parent, I have an enormous amount of respect for my father because he ONLY disciplined me when I deserved it and loved me very much.
You have blurred the line between corporal punishment and abuse.
We need more guys like the unnamed Indian Novell customer!
"Kangro quoted an unnamed Indian customer of Novell's as saying "why should I have my documents from government in a proprietary format and have to ask a third party for permission to open them?"".
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You better hope that those in power of whatever country you reside continue to agree with you, or they might decide to come and make you illegal.
I think we agree. Child abuse sucks.
Corporal punishment is NOT child abuse. When a parent does not love the child or have the self control to handle a situation then corporal punishment can change into child abuse. At no point is corporal punishment the problem. The parent's inability to handle raising a child is the problem.
And yes, I consider myself VERY lucky to have had parents who loved me like mine did. If every child had ANYONE to love them like my parents loved me, we would have a lot fewer problems. Well, maybe we would have a different set of problems.
To address your attempt to educate me on how to raise my children...
I don't need any books, slashdot posters, or any other outsider who I do not know or trust to assist me in raising my children. I simply took what my parents did and tried to improve on their performance. I have advised my children to do the same.
Good topic which I think both of us agree needs to be addressed worldwide!
Have a good one!!
My father disciplined me by spanking me. He did this until I was a teenager. I have no emotional scars.
As an adult and parent, I have an enormous amount of respect for my father because he ONLY disciplined me when I deserved it and loved me very much.
You have blurred the line between corporal punishment and abuse.