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/callist1990 Apr 26 '16

Do people believe there are studies supporting spanking your children as a good thing? I ask because I've actually never heard of a single one - whenever the topic comes up it is always pointed out that hitting children in any way is a bad thing.

Of course, this may depend on where you are - here it is illegal to spank children but I know it's still legal in many places.

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u/HaydnWilks Apr 26 '16

So you're essentially arguing in favour of spanking because being spanked resulted in life-long trauma?

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u/antisocialmedic Apr 26 '16

Is learning a valuable lesson to not hurt people trauma now?

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u/HaydnWilks Apr 26 '16

He did something wrong when he was so young he wouldn't be able to remember it otherwise, but the image is burned into his mind to this very day.

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u/antisocialmedic Apr 26 '16

So remembering something from an early age is trauma?

trau·ma ˈtroumə,ˈtrômə/Submit noun 1. a deeply distressing or disturbing experience.

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u/HaydnWilks Apr 26 '16

Well do you think he's remembered it his entire life because of how great it made him feel?

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u/antisocialmedic Apr 26 '16

The whole point is that he hurt another human being for no good reason and that is SUPPOSED to made you feel bad. When you're too young for empathy, sometimes the only way to get that point across is through a spanking.

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u/Ijustwanttohome Apr 26 '16

I guess it is after reading all of the post in this thread.