Taking Personal Responsibility to new lows.

am1958 wrote:

seagrace wrote:

From the APA:
"Many studies have shown that physical punishment — including spanking, hitting and other means of causing pain — can lead to increased aggression, antisocial behavior, physical injury and mental health problems for children. Americans’ acceptance of physical punishment has declined since the 1960s, yet surveys show that two-thirds of Americans still approve of parents spanking their kids."

Grace... You'll note the wording of said piece. It states "can" where I have bolded it. "Can" does not equal "Will", period. There are a myriad of other factors that result in the adult you claim the simple application of a small amount of pain produces. Don't simplify an issue in order to try to make your point of view valid - you are lying to yourself more than to others.

I'm not simplifying anything. It's y'all that prefer to teach using pain and fear that are simplifying and rationalizing. I'm showing you where you are wrong and you still deny it. No wonder this country is in such a mess.

Twisting the meaning of the quote sure helps your conscious, though, eh? You don't have to take my word for it was the point. If you would just research it yourself, or actually read the article, or maybe some of the studies, it might help. For example, Did you know that 60 countries have banned spanking children? Numerous studies have been conducted on this issue, and many experts today advise against it.

Here is a link to the article I quoted: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/04/spanking.aspx

But hey, don't take my word for it. How about this, you people that support this form of abuse, point out some studies that show that spanking is a beneficial and positive form of discipline, I'm always interested in learning more. p.s.- anecdotal evidence, i.e. "I was spanked and I turned out okay" is invalid.