Professional experts who work with children and families also overwhelmingly believe that spanking is a bad disciplinary technique, is harmful to children, is unethical to recommend to a parent, and would never advise parents to
spank their child (Miller-Perrin C.
The researchers then matched children who had been
spanked with those who hadn't according to 38 child- and family-related characteristics, including: the child's age, gender, overall health, and behaviour problems at age 5; the parent's education, age, and marital status; the family socioeconomic status and household size; and factors related to parenting quality and conflict in the home.
Table 2 Characteristics of Parents Who Hit/Spanked and Who Never Hit/
Spanked Their Children Characteristics N M SD t P d Child development knowledge (ACT-PRSK) Never hit/spanked 38 19.87 2.91 -.87 .39 .20 Hit/spanked 37 20.43 2.66 Self-efficacy (GSE) Never hit/spanked 38 32.16 4.68 1.18 .24 .27 Hit/spanked 38 30.82 5.24 Parental depression (BSI-DEP) Never hit/spanked 38 52.05 10.48 -1.96 .05 .45 Hit/spanked 38 57.03 11.61 Social support (MSPSS) Never hit/spanked 38 59.39 20.77 -.44 .66 .10 Hit/spanked 38 61.24 15.28 Socioeconomic status (SES) Never hit/spanked 38 22.57 19.33 -.11 .91 .03 Hit/spanked 38 23.05 18.28 Note.
"The problem isn't that too many kids get
spanked,'' he wrote.
They may try not to
spank, but end up spanking out of anger and frustration.
He had known for eight days about her new relationship and said she would receive eight
spanks - one for each day of pain.
Roberts' four studies tested whether the traditional
spank back-up for timeout was necessary in the Forehand-McMahon (87) version of behavioral parent training and what alternatives could be used instead of spanking to enforce cooperation with the time-out chair in the clinic.
The
Spank the Monkey show was the first major international exhibition to showcase urban art.
There are
Spank the Monkey artworks at various outdoor locations and at some Metro stations.
Spank brought his chick with him--which is a big faux pas in the world of traveling amongst skaters.
A story in the London, Ontario, Free Press, "Court Upholds Right to
Spank" referred to the seemingly obvious restrictions cited in my preceding parody as "strict limits." I was, and am, appalled by this, which prompted my writing the aforementioned "travel brochure." My methods, you might agree, are parallel to using the innocuous-sounding word
spank when discussing child-beating.
I heard that the Supreme Court of Canada said that it is OK to
spank kids.