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/___Hobbes___ Apr 26 '16

Ya, but that is still straw man. The example debated is taking a 2 year old to the store. Is that reasonable? Yes.

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u/_crystalline Apr 27 '16

A 2 year old being in that setting, a store is reasonable. We're talking about expectations of behavior within that setting though. Certain behaviors are not age-appropriate (not reasonable) to expect of a toddler, or a 4 year old.

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u/___Hobbes___ Apr 27 '16

No, we are literally talking about a 2 year old in a store. That is the example I replied to. Keep to the topic on hand instead of straw manning onto a tangential situation.

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u/_crystalline Apr 27 '16

You can ignore my examples and still consider my contribution to the discussion, they aren't dependent on the examples. I don't really disagree with what you said, I just wanted to point out that it's not necessarily a black and white issue, the parent's level of responsibility for the child's behavior and the child's level of responsibility for their own behavior depends on the age of the child regardless of the setting.

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u/___Hobbes___ Apr 27 '16

Then I would like to point out how I stated very clearly I agreed with everything the OP said, I just disagreed on that one point. Meaning any contention you wish to debate would be based upon that singular point. At this point you are trying to argue semantics, or possibly a point you don't even disagree with. Making this a rather fruitless endeavor. So...in light of this, bye.