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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: bijou on January 04, 2010, 07:52:49 AM
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Young children smacked by their parents may grow up to be happier and more successful than those who have never been hit, a study has found.
According to the research, children smacked up to the age of six were likely as teenagers to perform better at school and were more likely to carry out volunteer work and to want to go to university than their peers who had never been physically disciplined.
Only those children who continued to be smacked into adolescence showed clear behavioural problems.
Children’s groups and MPs have tried several times to have physical chastisement by parents outlawed. They claim it is a form of abuse that causes long-term harm to children and say banning it would send a clear signal that violence is unacceptable.
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However, Marjorie Gunnoe, professor of psychology at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, said her study showed there was insufficient evidence to deny parents the freedom to choose how they discipline their children.
“The claims made for not spanking children fail to hold up. They are not consistent with the data,†said Gunnoe. “I think of spanking as a dangerous tool, but there are times when there is a job big enough for a dangerous tool. You just don’t use it for all your jobs.†...
link (http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article6974059.ece)
I'm sure this comes as a surprise to absolutely no one.
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No kidding. How much did this study cost us?
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What? Time outs don't work for disciplining children? Color me shocked. :uhsure:
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What? Time outs don't work for disciplining children? Color me shocked. :uhsure:
Children actually learn from punishment and can adjust their behavior because of it?? OMG!! Thats so incredible. Who would have thunk it?
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Well then, I should be the happiest billionaire in the world.......oh.....daddy needed to stop at age 12.....he didn't.....it's all his fault...... :-)
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My daughter was just crawling when she crawled up to the light socket where the lamp was plugged in.
She got her first "whop" on her diaper....couldn't have hurt her, but the noise scared her! (those thick Huggies made lots of noise with a whop on them.. :evillaugh:) She cried like her little heart was broken.
She never went near another light socket.... :-)
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My daughter was just crawling when she crawled up to the light socket where the lamp was plugged in.
She got her first "whop" on her diaper....couldn't have hurt her, but the noise scared her! (those thick Huggies made lots of noise with a whop on them.. :evillaugh:) She cried like her little heart was broken.
She never went near another light socket.... :-)
me and my brother actually managed to get a fork into the outlet. we were dumb. we learned from that though.
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My daughter was just crawling when she crawled up to the light socket where the lamp was plugged in.
She got her first "whop" on her diaper....couldn't have hurt her, but the noise scared her! (those thick Huggies made lots of noise with a whop on them.. :evillaugh:) She cried like her little heart was broken.
She never went near another light socket.... :-)
LOL! It's true. It has gotten to the point when my two year old does something wrong, she automaticly covers her little butt. She knows what's coming. :evillaugh:
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LOL! It's true. It has gotten to the point when my two year old does something wrong, she automaticly covers her little butt. She knows what's coming. :evillaugh:
I don't think I ever spanked that child after she was 5 or 6. After that, time outs, restricting priviledges, grounding, was quite effective. I don't remember for sure, but it seems like by the time she hit high school....I didn't even need to ground her.
My son....was a different story. That child has always walked to a different drummer. Spankings, removal of toys, groundings, time outs...zip, zilch....they never phased him. I was very lucky that M came into my life...when my son was 12....he is the one person who has always understood my son the best.
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My son....was a different story. That child has always walked to a different drummer. Spankings, removal of toys, groundings, time outs...zip, zilch....
Hey! That sounds just like me. :uhsure: