ALL PARENTS NEED TO READ THIS!!

[ameee]

These are PROVEN facts. Please read even if you agree with spanking as these are things you should keep in mind to avoid injury to your child..

The physical dangers of hitting the buttocks

Even relatively moderate spanking can be physically dangerous. Blows to the
lower end of the spinal column send shock waves along the length of the spine,
and may injure the child. The prevalence of lower back pain among adults in our
society may well have its origins in childhood punishment. -  Jan Hunt, M.Sc

Located deep in the buttocks is the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in the
body. A severe blow to the buttocks, particularly with a blunt instrument,
could cause bleeding in the muscles that surround that nerve, possibly injuring
it and causing impairment to the involved leg.

In addition to nerve damage and soft tissue damage, a blow to the buttocks can
cause injury to the tailbone (coccyx) or sacrum. It sends force waves upward
through the spinal column possibly causing disc compression or compression
fractures of vertebral bones. 
 
Physical danger of hitting the hands

The child’s hand is particularly vulnerable because its ligaments, nerves,
tendons and blood vessels are close to the skin, which has no underlying
protective tissue. Striking the hands of younger children is especially
dangerous to the growth plates in the bones, which, if damaged, can cause
deformity or impaired function. Striking a child’s hand can also cause
fractures, dislocations and lead to premature osteoarthritis later in life. 

Shaking

Being shaken can cause a child blindness, whiplash, brain damage, spinal cord
injury and even death

Spanking and brain development

In early childhood, the brain develops faster than any other organ in the body.
By age 5, the brain reaches about 90 percent of its adult weight, and by 7, it
is fully grown. This makes early childhood a very sensitive and critical period
in brain development.

Stress caused by pain and fear of spanking can negatively affect the
development and function of a child’s brain. It is precisely during this period
of great plasticity and vulnerability that many children are subjected to
physical punishment. The effect can be a derailing of natural, healthy brain
growth, resulting in life-long and irreversible abnormalities.

Resources: Journal of pediatric orthopaedics, National Center for Shaken baby Syndrome, journal of Behavioral Neuroscience, Center for Effective Discipline, Center for the Improvement of Child Caring, The Child Advocate, Children are unbeatable!, Nurturing God's Way, Fight Institutional Child Abuse, Coalition Against Institutionalized Child Abuse, Inc, The Natural Child Project , The No Spanking Page, U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, Voices for Children

[mommy_bbs]

Oct. 23, 2007 at 11:32 PM thank yyou for spreading the word thats just what i needed to show my hubby because in his eyes thats the only form of discipline and i obviously disagree

[proverbsmommy4]

Oct. 25, 2007 at 10:17 PM Wow!  What an amazing post!  You should definately post this in the Positive Christian Parenting group!  I'm going to journal it as well!

[louisey]

Oct. 30, 2007 at 10:31 AM

i think it's a 50-50 sort of thing.

Even the bible recognises spanking.

We just have to be modest in all that we do that's all.

as a kid i was spanked moderately/modestly.(considering the crime i commited)

well then i was so angry. i sometimes asked if they were my ral parents.

but believe you me, i thank them today for that spanking.

[MommyGirl66]

Nov. 11, 2007 at 11:05 AM

I definitely do not spank. I use time outs and I count to 3. I tell him what he did wrong, why he did it wrong and then I ask him to repeat it to me. I then ask "why was it wrong?" and then "what will you do next time?"...However, I ask these questions after he is in the corner for about 30 seconds to 5 minutes, it depends on the severity and how he answers the questions. I also do not say the word "punishment", I use "consequence". Every action has a consequence and that is what he is learning.

This works in my household. Some people say that I should not do this in public, but I nip in the bud immediately. And I do the same routine as mentioned above. It is not easy, this world we live in, but, we try our best.