Paleo Progress

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Spanking: A cycle of abuse disguised as a tradition or a cultural norm

Spanking: Creates the idea that violence and pain is an instrument of love. 

Spanking: Is considered acceptable and seen as a private matter, while a husband hitting his wife is seen as domestic violence and subject to police intervention.

Spanking: leads to delinquent behavior, violent outbursts in adolescence, low self-esteem and self-worth, aggressiveness.

Spanking: okay at the hands of the parents who are trying to teach their children a lesson, but not okay at the hands of teachers who are also trying to teach their students a lesson when they do something wrong. 

Spanking: studies and polls show that the average 4 year old is hit 936 times a year

It is quite often that you hear people say “ I was spanked, but I turned out perfectly fine” and are therefore perfectly fine with this type of abuse to continue. Okay well what about someone who was sexually assaulted, molested, or suffered any other type of abuse as a child and turned out perfectly fine as an adult? Do you condone rape? Do you condone the molestation of children? Do you condone abuse?