mark@umcp-cs.UUCP (Mark Weiser) (02/21/86)
A couple folks have said here that it is the parents attitude that
distinguishes ok spanking from spanking==child-abuse. One person
even said that child abuse is always carried out angrily. I think
these generalizations miss the mark. What matters is not the
parents attitude, but the child's (i.e. the effect of the action
on the child). You can with friendly intention cause great damage to a
child, and you can angrily help them be a better person with a swat.
If only things WERE so easy that good intentions helped...
-mark
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