http://gagadiaries.com/post/12557990637/why-are-we-still-beating-our-kids
I don't plan on spanking our future kids, or hitting them with wooden spoons, or hitting them with any object or body part anywhere on their bodies. It doesn't matter if it doesn't really hurt, it doesn't matter if I explain why I'm hitting them before or after misbehavior, it doesn't matter. I will not use any sort of violence on a vulnerable child in order to scare them into a temporary behavior adjustment. No, I plan on teaching my kids how to even discipline themselves and make good choices on their own. Hitting simply doesn't teach this, so why use it?
Discipline is not about appearances, it is about holding a child accountable in humane ways and then guiding them into better behaviors with reason, natural consequences, and example.
If you are a parent who hits your child, you're taking the easy, less-effective way out. Do your research and employ better methods.
The American Academy of Pediatrics agrees with me: http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;101/4/723
That is all.
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