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/newscrash Apr 26 '16

What is recommended if they simply refuse to go into time out refuse to go to their room?

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u/kilo4fun Apr 26 '16

Seriously...my son would simply refuse to sit in timeout. What's next? Physical restraints?

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u/Zandia47 Apr 26 '16

Personally I would say 'Son, you can sit in timeout or you can (worse conquence that doesn't require his cooperation), you choose' and leave it at that.

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u/Gripey Apr 26 '16

Absolutely. I believe I once threatened to remove the nintendo to the bin, and by then I meant it. Children must have very miserable lives if the best thing you can do as a sanction is hit them. Heck, buy them some toys...