Monday, April 12, 2010
Study Results: Don't Spank
Guess what? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) does not endorse spanking for any reason ( a quote from a Yahoo News article-click above to link). This is riveting information really...I'll give you my version of the results...if your kid embarrasses the crap out of you in a Target and ruins everyone else's shopping experience (everyone loves them some Target) you are to calmly discipline them and give them a time out so they understand going forward that public displays of douche-baggery are not ok (even if you're only a toddler). The study found smacking a kid's behind does shut them up immediately (thank god) but makes them rude and annoying when they're older. Is this what went wrong with a bunch of us? Freud? Here's my question though...one of logistics actually...are you supposed to carry a naughty stool everywhere you go? Do you put the kid in time out alone in a public place? Isn't that sorta, like, increasing the likelihood for something molest-y to happen? There are a lot of other things I could be talking about certainly, but whenever I see a dead serious quote with the word "spank" in it, I'm sorry, but it can't be ignored.
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That's nuts. I think kids are more spoiled today because of the lack of discipline. Our parents had the shit beat out of them more than what we had. I got the "evil eye" from my mom and her threats to take me to the bathroom always worked because going to the bathroom meant getting my ass spanked. The "Mom Pinch" always works too, you know, the one right under the upper arm near your pit.
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