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Is corporal punishment abuse to you or discipline?

Where do u make the distinction?
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Ontheroad · M
Corporal punishment (for children) is and always has been the least effective way to teach a child.

It is a parent taking out their anger, impatience and frustration on a child.

Not cool.

Not effective.

How do I know this? I was a child whose parents believed in the "spare the rod, spoil the child" saying.

It did nothing to correct my behaviors and only taught me to be sneakier.

I never used it with my children and they turned out just fine.