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From: mcal@ihuxb.UUCP (Mike Clifford)
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Subject: Re: corporal punishment in schools
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Date: Thu, 12-Sep-85 08:37:38 EDT
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> In article <378@scirtp.UUCP>, ned@scirtp.UUCP (Ned Robie) writes:
> > Anyone that spanks or paddles my kid in school or anywhere without
> > my permission is going to incur my wrath, I don't care what the reason.
> > One of my most difficult responsibilities as a parent is knowing when to
> > inflict physical punishment upon my children.  It is certainly a
> > responsibility that I would never entrust to strangers or even our closest
> > friends.
> > -- Ned Robie
> 
> I agree with you completely.  Perhaps it may be effective to spank a
> very young infant for doing something which might be physically dangerous,
> like trying to chew on wires or touch a hot vent from a heater.
> But when the children are older - I don't think spanking is the
> most effective approach, and it is unnecessarily and gratuitously
> violent.

I am wondering what everyone means when they say "spank" or "spanking".
There is the spanking where you hit your child (sounds terrible) a number of
times to physically (and mentally, I suppose) hurt them and (I hope) the
"spanker" means to communicate to the "spankee" that rules are to be obeyed
and so on.  I think alot of times the parent has blown his/her top and is
taking it out on the child.  There is also the spank where, after repeated
(you decide on the number of repitions) attempts to tell/warn the child to
NOT do something, the child receives one swat on the seat accompanied by a 
firm "NO!".  That was ONE swat, on the seat (which is assumed to be covered
by underwear and pants/shorts/dress... and in alot of cases a diaper), 
followed by a short talk to assure the child of your love for her/him.
I think this is the only effective means of a spanking (the one swat).
It is all that is necessary to inform the child that he/she blew it by
not listening the first time, and the little talk afterward is essential, too.
This is my opinion, what's yours?
 
Mike Clifford