Yes, that is the question. When I was reading articles and drafting my recent
post on the frightening child abuse statistics in this country, I also began to think about spanking. As I mentioned
then, that's a topic for another day. Today, in fact.
I will again provide the caveat that I am not necessarily equating child abuse and spanking. Sometimes, it's simply a form of discipline. My parents spanked me when I was a kid - that was before the advent of "time outs" - and I do not feel like I was abused at all.
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But some parents don't just swat their kids' bottoms when they're frustrated. Some hit
hard. Some use other things than hands, such as belts or other household objects.
And that, dear readers, is abusive in my book.
