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To: greenspirit who wrote (67171)	12/18/1999 2:02:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

One of the things that bothers me is the continual refusal to distinguish moderate swats from beating. One day, when we hug and kiss our kids, we will be accused of sexual abuse. In fact, that is how these studies are carried out. If we lumped in real sexual abuse with physical displays of affection, we would have people claiming that touching our children puts them at risk for neuroses, and Christine asking why we think that children are our property, whom we can embrace at will.......

To: greenspirit who wrote (67171)	12/18/1999 2:13:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Respond to of 108807

Michael, you have reintroduced a very important issue, IMO. Words can be horribly abusive and tear apart a child's self-esteem as surely as physical abuse. The real issue is, how do we raise our children to lead healthy lives with a vivid sense of respect for themselves and for others? How we correct and discipline them is a subset of this larger question. There are no easy answers, I think, no matter how much we may long for them. I continue to salute Penni's posting, which acknowledged the process of parenting rather than plumping for the simple.