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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
There is evidence that any violent discipline is detrimental to child development.
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Right, on what is this evidence based?
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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
Reasonable people will disagree about whether it is appropriate to swat a child.
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It is this disagreement between "reasonable people" that furthers the debate over corporal punishment.
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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
I think you will be hard pressed to find a majority that agree with spanking to the point of whelps and bruises.
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If you are in a culture in which that is the standard, the majority within that culture will agree with spanking to the point of whelps and bruises.
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Originally Posted by KDCat
No child protective services is going to issue a complaint or keep a case open over a few swats on the bottom over clothing.
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Yes, some law enforcement and CPS will. If someone saw the interaction and felt it was too violent/aggressive and/or the child describes the incidents in a certain way.
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