... experience it seems another valid explanation given by many who physically punish their children is as follows. If you do not cause your child some physical suffering for an action deemed inappropriate, the child will inevitably think that such actions are tolerable with only minimal consequences when they fail to comply with the rules. With this line of thinking, recurrent disobedient ... behavior is probable. With this theory in mind one can argue that corporal punishment in controlled circumstances is acceptable. This view will of course be disputed by those who protest the method of...

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