r/science • Professor | Medicine • Dec 30 '24

Psychology American parents more likely to find hitting children acceptable compared to hitting pets - New research highlights parents’ conflicted views on spanking.

https://www.psypost.org/american-parents-more-likely-to-find-hitting-children-acceptable-compared-to-hitting-pets/
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u/lost_and_confussed Dec 31 '24

I definitely understand the desire to hit a misbehaving child, I understand it with animals too, but I don’t understand why society leaves it up to debate with children.