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To: Grainne who wrote (65432)	12/5/1999 6:58:00 PM
From: James R. Barrett	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I agree Christine, children should NEVER be spanked. It is very cruel. Instead, they should be gagged, handcuffed, hobbled, blindfolded and locked in the garage overnight whenever they misbehave. This humane form of punishment will lessen the chances of the child becoming a wife beater or child molester when he grows up. It worked for my kids. Even though my son is serving 30 years in prison for burning down a rain forest and shooting the last spotted owl on earth he has never struck another human being in anger.

To: Grainne who wrote (65432)	12/5/1999 9:10:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Christine, a quick web search pulled up the link that turned up this quote. There are more than philosophical reasons to not hit your kids. Early in my clinical career I became alarmed to discover an unusual number of juvenile delinquents who were reporting severe parental punishment (SPP)2 when giving their development histories. When I began carefully to question the delinquents or their parents, and tabulate the information regarding parental punishment practices, I was astounded to find that the recidivist male delinquent who had never been exposed to a belt, board, extension cord, or fist was virtually nonexistent. (from silcon.com Well, he's a psychologist, so I'm sure he'll be mocked by those who think you should get started early in the physical discipline business. But two years old? sheesh. Cheers, Dan.