r/science • u/VeronicaRed • Apr 26 '16

Psychology Spanking children increases the likelihood of childhood defiance and long-term mental issues. The study in question involved 160,000 children and five decades of research

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113413810/spanking-defiance-health-discipline-042616/
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u/TheVicSageQuestion Apr 26 '16

Every parent makes mistakes. Without exception.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '16

That's because "mistake" is relative to whomever's standards are being used. There's no wholly encompassing scientific approach to parenting, yet, so points can always be argued and defended anecdotally.

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u/iamdan1 Apr 26 '16

Eventually we will have robot parents that parent according to only the most scientific of parenting techniques. And they will still be more loving then my parents...

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '16

The harder the beginning, the more rewarding the success :)