My method is consistent and doesn’t require hitting kids. And, yes, despite your wanting to use euphemism that’s precisely what spanking is. It literally requires striking a child
This is like the people who describe male circumcision as child abuse. It’s just a false characterisation designed to demonise people.
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Sorry, but no. “Hitting” is an entirely accurate word. There’s no false characterization in using the term., despite your strong desire to simultaneously celebrate violence and demand some bizzaro politically correct euphemism be used
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The most accurate word to describe spanking is spanking. Using a broader term just tries to lump spanking in with, eg, punching. Punching is also hitting. But punching is not spanking. You are clearly trying to use those connotations to imply spanking is akin to abuse.
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The way to think about this is if spanking were *abnormal* How would you react to parents who wanted to physically strike a child despite weak, at best, evidence that it would be more(or even as) effective as non physical discipline?
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This isn’t a sensible way to think about it. They way to think about it is like any other medical or social intervention. As a cost benefit. Moreover, like other interventions, it can be highly effective for some people while having nasty negative side effects in others.
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You seem to be under the misapprehension that there is a right way and a a wrong way to parent. More likely different interventions work for different children, and that spanking is part of the optimal punishment regime for some fraction of children.
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Again, I think hitting defenseless people is wrong
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Are you also against depriving defenceless people of their freedom? What about depriving defenceless people of their material possessions?
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What about yelling at defensless people? So far we have ruled out the naughty corner, grounding, confiscating toys, and shouting.
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