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To: Ilaine who wrote (66205)12/12/1999 1:35:00 PM
From: Edwarda  Respond to of 108807
 
O.K., CB, you can find fault with the example. It was the first one to come to mind.

The point stands: When the child persists in doing something that seriously endangers his or her safety, it may be appropriate to slap (note that I did not use the word "strike," which leaves room for all sorts of severity) when the kind of measures you describe are not effective.