If you don't beat your child, then they're destined to failure

[NotAllThere]

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/l...cle6974059.ece

A smacked child ‘is a successful child’

A study suggests chastised youngsters do better in life

Young children smacked by their parents may grow up to be happier and more successful than those who have never been hit, a study has found.

According to the research, children smacked up to the age of six were likely as teenagers to perform better at school and were more likely to carry out volunteer work and to want to go to university than their peers who had never been physically disciplined.

Only those children who continued to be smacked into adolescence showed clear behavioural problems.

Children’s groups and MPs have tried several times to have physical chastisement by parents outlawed. They claim it is a form of abuse that causes long-term harm to children and say banning it would send a clear signal that violence is unacceptable.

[Spacecadet]

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/l...cle6974059.ece

Your link doesn't work

[BrilloPad]

Of course the fact that maybe parents who care enough to smack also care enough to push their children on has not occured to anyone.

Where is sasguru to heap abuse on all these stupid statisticians who want a good gazzaing?

[NotAllThere]

Your link doesn't work

Does now. Thank-you for bringing me back into line and thereby ensuring my success.

[Pogle]

Of course the fact that maybe parents who care enough to smack also care enough to push their children on has not occured to anyone.

Where is sasguru to heap abuse on all these stupid statisticians who want a good gazzaing?

WTF?!!

[Spacecadet]

WTF?!!

care enough to put personal squemishness aside give the child a smack when required to

[BrilloPad]

WTF?!!

Excellent. A very eloquent post. More like this please.



Why did I bother popping into cuk today?

[Board Game Geek]

Regular beatings with a horse-whip never did me any harm.

It was when my parents found a copy of "S&M Monthly" that the beatings stopped and they figured out why I used to play up so much.

[Pogle]

Excellent. A very eloquent post. More like this please.



Why did I bother popping into cuk today?

I do not beat my child - so the implication is that I am not a caring parent.
What a load of utter utter bollocks.

[Platypus]

I do not beat my child - so the implication is that I am not a caring parent.

Bad mommy Pogle

Baby P's parents were obviously very caring