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Originally Posted by eweissenbach
That is a bit strong Lou. If that was the case, virtually every one of us raised before the 60s or 70s would have become criminals. I think there are better ways to discipline, but mild corporal punishment was not generally harmful, unless taken to extremes.
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I will say it this way.
Corporal punishment is more likely to turn your children into criminals than if you would use other nonviolent methods. I also think corporal punishment of children is the tool of a person to lazy to use a more sensible form of persuasion.