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Isn’t the whole point of hitting your kids to make them fear it and therefore not do whatever it is that made it happen? (whether or not this works or wouldn’t
by easton 6y ago
Isn’t the whole point of hitting your kids to make them fear it and therefore not do whatever it is that made it happen? (whether or not this works or wouldn’t be accomplished in a more humane way is a different story)
- TomK32 6y agoYou don't need violence to reach this goal.
- benjohnson 6y agoMy kids got to play in the front yard because I knew they wouldn't run out into traffic. They didn't run out into traffic because they knew that doing that was stupid and dad would swat their butt. Consequently, my children got to meet people walking on the sidewalk. They got to explore the neighborhood and walk to school at a young age. A reasonable trade - a bit of dicipline that opens up their world. It has served them well.
- easton 6y agoI agree, but to say it’s not abuse until fear exists means that hitting kids is always abuse, which seemed to contradict OPs point.