Setting Limits Without Spanking
Category: Parenting -
Early Years
...I never advise using physical punishment, but I’m
not inclined to criticize parents who occasionally
deliver an open handed swat on their child’s fanny as
long as it doesn’t happen more than a few times a
year, only if their child is over two and under six,
and only if the parents are in control of their own
emotions when they swat. The problem is that most
spankers use it as a form of punishment and an outlet
for their own anger. This is a problem for several
reasons...
