The Slash It Burns

Some of my past Eros art 

This is one of the four pet portraits I did last year to raise money for one the local pet shelters.

So it baffles me when those same people will insist on spanking their kids. 

Even when they are shown the research.

 Regardless of what the experts in the field say. 

No matter who says it. 

Or how it is said. 

Experts at the University of Michigan and University of Texas looked at decades of research from 75 studies involving more than 160,000 children, who showed increased signs of aggression, mental health problems and cognitive difficulties.

Spanking children to correct misbehavior is a widespread practice by many parents, yet one shrouded in debate about its effectiveness and appropriateness.

“Our analysis focuses on what most Americans would recognize as spanking and not on potentially abusive behaviors,” said Elizabeth Gershoff, associate professor of human development and family sciences at the University of Texas.

“We found that spanking was associated with unintended detrimental outcomes and was not associated with more immediate or long-term compliance, which are parents’ intended outcomes when they discipline their children.”

I say I was spanked and, in part to things I can directly associate with being spanked, did not turn out fine.

That would mean our two personal experiences cancel one another out, yes? So that, in turn, leaves the scientific research of actual professionals.