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Spanking is a form of child abuse, new study shows.
For years I have been belaboring a point that some adults refuse to accept: any kind of physical discipline of children is a form of abuse. Worse, what starts out as “harmless” spanking es… more →
A Rake's Progress
Child abuse: the real issue
wrote 3 weeks ago: The right to smack children as a disciplinary measure has been fiercely debated since the contentiou … more →
No increase in prosecution
wrote 1 month ago: A report by the Ministry of Social Development find the police and Child, Youth and Family aren … more →
Spanking is a form of child abuse, new study shows.
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wrote 3 months ago: For years I have been belaboring a point that some adults refuse to accept: any kind of physical dis … more →
Physical Discipline in the Theater: Mime
wrote 3 months ago: This is part of an ongoing series of posts that address the use of various physical techniques in a … more →
At what point do you intervene?
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wrote 4 months ago: I was taking Marta (Atlanta’s train system) to the airport and this young lady and her really … more →
Absence, Judges, and... Paddling?
wrote 4 months ago: First of all, sorry for my long absence got really busy really quickly. Congratulations to Sotomayor … more →
Mom Gets 2 - 10 Years in Prison for Child Abuse
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wrote 10 months ago: A Nashua, NH, mother who forced her 10 year old daughter to stand all night and write in a notebook … more →
Canisius College Basketball Coach Beats Son with Belt, Arrested on Felony Charge.
wrote 10 months ago: What Child Abuse Looks Like Lazare Adingono, who coached the Cameroon national basketball team in th … more →
"Baby Grace" Mom Convicted of Murder.
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wrote 11 months ago: In this gruesome example of “physical discipline” turning into a death sentence for a yo … more →
Are Your Kids Out of Control? Try Tying Them to a Tree!
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wrote 1 year ago: Over the years, one of the most frequently read posts on this blog concerns the physical punishm … more →
Arizona Boy Physically Abused Before Killing Father.
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wrote 1 year ago: A new report from St. Johns, Arizona, provides new insight into possible reasons why an eight-year o … more →
Arizona Father Punished for Teaching Eight-Year Old Son How to Hunt.
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wrote 1 year ago: Whatever Higher Being or Cosmic Force exists in the universe, on Wednesday in St. Johns, Arizona, th … more →
"Social worker abuse" and four children dead in Washington, D.C.
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wrote 1 year ago: According to Washington, D.C. mayor, Adrian Fenty, city social service workers had a “check … more →
Old People Allowed to Be Rude
wrote 2 years ago: I never knew that being old made it allowable to be rude. However, this would seem to be the growing … more →
All Physical Discipline of Children Is a Form of Abuse
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wrote 3 years ago: Over the years, one of the most frequently read posts on this blog concerns the physical punishment … more →
