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"Spare the rod, spoil the child."
Oh really???
Better still:
"Spare the rod but nurture the child
When you physically assault your child, you are confirming that you, as a parent have failed. Chances are you failed because you were too busy doing something else to spend enough time with your child to explain what is right and what is wrong. Furthermore, other alternatives are more effective.
Ask a child which he/she prefers:
"A smack or being grounded for two weeks - I bet you that they take the smack"
To those folks who are happy to use physical violence on their child, I have a question:
"If you make a mistake/error of judgement at work, would you accept a punishment of a 'physicall pain' from your boss? If not, why not?"
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