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Helen's avatar

Spanking by a parent is a sign that they're not emotionally regulated enough to avoid hitting out in frustration, or they're not emotionally mature enough in their communication to set a boundary without posturing and dominance. Since our children learn emotional regulation and maturity from US, when they see us not being able to regulate, how on Earth are they going to learn regulation or emotional growth? And frequently the thing we're trying to 'beat out of them'...is a lack of emotional regulation. A better example of trying to fight fire with gasoline I have never seen

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Hazel-rah's avatar

Stupid issue to focus on in an age when kids are suffering from a lack of appropriate boundaries being set for them by their parents.

We're raising generations of narcissists, and it's wreaking havoc on our society.

Spanking is not.

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