Frequently Asked Questions 1) What is "alt.parenting.spanking?" Alt.parenting.spanking is a newsgroup on Usenet. Usenet is a text based system of distributing postings in a group accessible format, which predates the more recent World Wide Web by many years. Some Usenet newsgroups are moderated,...

"Several studies that enlisted foster children reported that patients suffered side effects such as rashes, vomiting and sharp drops in infection-fighting blood cells, and one reported a "disturbing" higher death rate among children who took higher doses of a drug, records show."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051114110820.htm Source: Society for Research in Child Development The study grew out of existing controversies over whether parents should spank their children or use other forms of physical discipline. While some experts argue that physical...

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I'd like to expand a little on the issue of parents and children trying to negotiate mutually satisfactory solutions to problems. For truly fair negotiations to take place, three things must be true. First, both parties must be able to negotiate from positions of reasonable strength. Second,...