AnyaMa
Lady in Waiting
Well, with all the talk of studies, here are some for you -
Critics claim that spanking a child is abusive and contributes to adult dysfunction. These allegations arise from studies that fail to distinguish appropriate spanking from other forms of punishment. This is the best site overall, which has information from many other studies.
http://faculty.biola.edu/paulp/spare_the_rod.htm
Psychologists Diana Baumrind, PhD, and Elizabeth Owens, PhD, - Their findings show that occasional mild spanking does not harm a child's social and emotional development.
http://www.apa.org/monitor/dec01/spanking.html
All 8 studies from Cal-Berkeley found beneficial outcomes of spanking in children when used as a back-up for time out or reasoning.
http://faculty.biola.edu/paulp/CritiqueStraus.html
With that said, I would like to add that people that spend a large amount of time or effort protesting spanking, should instead be working against real child abuse. Real, practicing Christians are generally warm, loving parents and should not be the target of other Christians attacks, imo. However, I do understand that a lot of topics posted here are simply for the enjoyment of debating, and not necessarily to try to teach others.
Critics claim that spanking a child is abusive and contributes to adult dysfunction. These allegations arise from studies that fail to distinguish appropriate spanking from other forms of punishment. This is the best site overall, which has information from many other studies.
http://faculty.biola.edu/paulp/spare_the_rod.htm
Psychologists Diana Baumrind, PhD, and Elizabeth Owens, PhD, - Their findings show that occasional mild spanking does not harm a child's social and emotional development.
http://www.apa.org/monitor/dec01/spanking.html
All 8 studies from Cal-Berkeley found beneficial outcomes of spanking in children when used as a back-up for time out or reasoning.
http://faculty.biola.edu/paulp/CritiqueStraus.html
With that said, I would like to add that people that spend a large amount of time or effort protesting spanking, should instead be working against real child abuse. Real, practicing Christians are generally warm, loving parents and should not be the target of other Christians attacks, imo. However, I do understand that a lot of topics posted here are simply for the enjoyment of debating, and not necessarily to try to teach others.
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