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From: rwh@aesat.UUCP (Russ Herman)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: corporal punishment
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Date: Thu, 26-Sep-85 10:01:19 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 26 10:01:19 1985
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> Personally, I do not want to spank, swat etc.  However, when Jacob 
> was a little above two years, he started to hit me when frustated
> (two years old, even loved and sweet, also may get frustrated).
> I responded with clapping at his palm, not to strong, but to let
> him feel pain.  I thought that I must convey the idea that since
> he becomes stronger, this kind of tantrum is not appropriate any
> more.  Again, worked fast.
> Still, seems that the very reason that it worked so well is that
> it was so unusual a punishment.  Thus as a rule one should not
> do it, and the exeptions should be well justified (and exeptional).
>					Piotr Berman

I can testify that children DO NOT have to be hit to learn hitting. In our
house, hitting us is the is the only instantaneous, no questions asked,
time-out-able offense. This meets the unusualness criterion, as that
behavior has never gotten itself firmly established.
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