tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post6372341840190636593..comments2024-02-19T09:57:54.701-08:00Comments on The Angry Dad: Another meaningless spanking studyGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16032672334544228703noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-91917275009667300192012-07-12T07:16:35.716-07:002012-07-12T07:16:35.716-07:00Yes, I think that the average parent understands s...Yes, I think that the average parent understands spanking better than what you can get from these studies.<br /><br />I try not to just preach to the choir.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032672334544228703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-34234705355146634432012-07-12T02:26:11.518-07:002012-07-12T02:26:11.518-07:00I'm thinking that we could probably get a gran...I'm thinking that we could probably get a grant to build a robot spanking device, enlist a thousand or so children, design a questionnaire to query their reactions to the spanking on five year intervals for the next 40 years, eliminate all other behavioral variables and come up with a correlation between increased mental health problems and corporal punishment....Anybody???<br /><br />A parent knows GD well when rationed disciplinary punishment crosses the line over to abusive treatment. <br /><br />George, you have the potential to have a very persuasive voice in the community of dis-enfranchised fathers, (of which I am part of)....but....you injure your credibility when you use hyperbole in your arguments. Don't preach to the choir, use your most persuasive voice with passion. Save the judge bashing for the BBQ pit with the buddies. <br /><br /> I'm looking around for prudent, passionate voices to join up with to try to effect meaningful change in the family court system....legitimately for the BIOTCH.Dave M.-Seattlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-51513532957512162052012-07-03T14:01:35.183-07:002012-07-03T14:01:35.183-07:00Spanking is for wives and daughters.Spanking is for wives and daughters.Zorrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697007740322417096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-8011491172582398642012-07-03T12:38:46.163-07:002012-07-03T12:38:46.163-07:00That's right, parents disagree about what is r...That's right, parents disagree about what is reasonable discipline.<br /><br />Suppose a study said that cell-phone owners had more traffic accidents. If it did not distinguish between those who use cellphones while driving, and those who did not, then it would be a lousy argument to ban cellphones.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032672334544228703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-28310895449002832332012-07-03T12:28:30.828-07:002012-07-03T12:28:30.828-07:00The problem is the legal definition of "reaso...The problem is the legal definition of "reasonable", don't you think ? What's considered as "reasonable" to one may not seem reasonable to another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-25787914224280758132012-07-03T11:45:28.804-07:002012-07-03T11:45:28.804-07:00These studies are done by people with a mindset th...These studies are done by people with a mindset that all violence is wrong. I would like to see a study that distinguished between reasonable and unreasonable spanking.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032672334544228703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-17969734762573803342012-07-03T11:33:03.836-07:002012-07-03T11:33:03.836-07:00I'll agree with you about that. The study its...I'll agree with you about that. The study itself is weak. I'm just saying that I don't think there were many kids that were involved with practicing boxing with their parents, or mistook boxing practice for physical punishment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-77474832476151659722012-07-03T11:19:07.761-07:002012-07-03T11:19:07.761-07:00I actually surprised that the study authors did no...I actually surprised that the study authors did not find a way to claim a larger effect to spanking.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032672334544228703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-34063399152241754622012-07-03T10:51:34.039-07:002012-07-03T10:51:34.039-07:00Weak...The study is flawed because it leaves out a...Weak...The study is flawed because it leaves out all of those kids that practiced boxing with their parents ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com