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In reply to the discussion: Please someone explain to me how a parent can live in the same house with a child they have raised [View all]Michigan Alum
(335 posts)that violence is the way to resolve problems. As a kid who was frequently "spanked" with a yardstick for many years - it took me a long time to get over it. Same thing with my brother who has alcoholism and al kinds of mental health issues. You probably didn't spank your kids as hard as my mother did - she would leave large welts on us.
An adult should be able to figure out a better way to discipline a child. I understand a bit more if you might be living in a dangerous environment.
People don't realize the ramifications that spanking can have but most in the psych field DO know.
You CAN have your children taken away for spanking them - especially if it is hard enough to leave marks. In the end, they would probably send you to parenting classes and return the child once they feel that you have learned better methods.