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Old 3rd November 2009, 4:48 PM   #11
Ross PK
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It makes them understand, in very simple terms, that whatever they are doing is wrong.
There's other ways of making them understand.

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I don't put much weight on the parenting advice from people who have never parented .
I don't need to be a parent to know that hitting a small child is wrong.

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If a simple swat on the behind is always "assault" in your book, then again I ask: Would you call the cops if you said something ignorant to a woman who then slapped you on the cheek?
Is it possible to deserve a slap from saying something ignorant? I'm not sure, but if I did deserve the slap I'd would already know that it was my own fault and I wouldn't do anything, if I didn't deserve it I'd get very angry and give her a load of crap.

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