tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169283790407162874.post6499468353552647933..comments2023-10-12T09:49:16.111-04:00Comments on Inside my head...: Child Discipline or AbuseAnthony Oterohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05818411014851299966noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169283790407162874.post-91415963771568487302010-12-15T14:12:46.360-05:002010-12-15T14:12:46.360-05:00I have to say that people who don't have kids ...I have to say that people who don't have kids always have an opinion or stupid comment to say and if you don't have kids a person really doesn't know how hard it is. I think discipline has a lot to do with culture and how you were raised and are these beat downs or being berated in english/spanish effective, I don't think they are. It shows the lack of control and patience and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169283790407162874.post-6700480679434800682010-12-12T15:07:05.803-05:002010-12-12T15:07:05.803-05:00Thanks for this. I was thinking about this when, ...Thanks for this. I was thinking about this when, in casual conversation at a holiday party (funny what these weeks bring out), I found myself advocating spanking...then feeling very wrong about it. Part of it was context--I won't lie, it was an office party of hyper-liberal, hyper-educated, academic elites not in the piece (Chicago) with either my black or Puerto Rican grandmother--but I Kismethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182188914261090590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169283790407162874.post-62340079192568521952010-12-06T22:36:10.307-05:002010-12-06T22:36:10.307-05:00What a thoughtful post. Thank you for sharing that...What a thoughtful post. Thank you for sharing that. I'll keep this brief.<br /><br />I have two basic issues with physically disciplining children in addition to what you shared.<br /><br />1) For physical discipline to remain effective, it must escalate. The slap on a hand that stops a 3 year old means nothing to a 10 year old; and the spanking you gave the 10 year old will never work on thekberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880639306693352143noreply@blogger.com