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From: jeanette@randvax.UUCP (Jeanette Haritan)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: is it a question?
Message-ID: <58@randvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Feb-86 09:48:08 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 24 09:48:08 1986
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In article <239@hoqax.UUCP> twb@hoqax.UUCP (BEATTIE) writes:
>While I don't think an occasional spanking is particularly
>harmful, I also don't think it is necessary.
>I feel a child can understand your disaproval of their behavior
>thru your tone of voice (even if they are too young to understand
>all the words).
>Spanking is NOT education - it is punishment.
>
True, but pretty soon the child realizes that the tone of voice is just
mommy and/or daddy spouting off again.:-)  I really believe that a
spanking will benefit more, simply because it stings more, and the child
doesn't become bored with the discipline, for example, you can yell 'till
you're blue in the face, and (I've had it happen) the child develops a
smug look (thar she blows!).  He's BORED!  He knows that that is the worst
it will get.
When I whack his buns, HE KNOWS "hey...I  think I blew it!).

jlh