re: How do you feel about spanking children?

My parents apologized to me in my adulthood also, Roger. I told them that I didn't blame them, they did the best that they could. Indeed, I was given many wonderful things by my parents. It was a different mindset back then. I just could not understand how such kind people would think corporal punishment was a good idea.

There is simply no way I would ever raise my hand to my son.

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So how do you discipline your child?

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I don't have kids. That caused a major problem in even discussing this. But, as I said, I favor the Pete Carroll-type method of addressing the root cause of the problem.

I don't mean to imply that I am against any form of punishment. Definitely not. I just like the idea of cause correction, and mitigating how much the child is hurt, whether it's psychological, emotional, or physical. Maybe I am too idealistic, but that's the way I feel for now.