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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!

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To: Neocon who wrote (66182)12/12/1999 1:14:00 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
Here is one from the American Academy of Pediatrics (you remember them, they are in favor of breast-feeding;^) ): "Corporal punishment is of limited effectiveness and has potentially deleterious side effects. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents be encouraged and assisted in the development of methods other than spanking for managing undesired behavior."

>>>>>Pediatrics 1998 Apr;101(4 Pt 1):723-8

Published erratum appears in Pediatrics 1998 Aug;102(2 Pt 1):433

Guidance for effective discipline. American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health.

Stein MT, Perrin EL
When advising families about discipline strategies, pediatricians should use a comprehensive approach that includes consideration of the parent-child relationship, reinforcement of desired behaviors, and consequences for negative behaviors. Corporal punishment is of limited effectiveness and has potentially deleterious side effects. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents be encouraged and assisted in the development of methods other than spanking for managing undesired behavior<<<<<.
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