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,...

Good questions. I wonder why Steve has not responded? I have no idea why one would think that parental authority should be based on violence towards chilren. I have no idea why children are allowed to be brutalized and physically assuaulted in the name of discipline, when all forms of...

Forwarded from the NY Times, which has a reputation as a newspaper that is generally credible. Subject: CT's child advocate sues DCF 4 mishandling child's case From: (Fern5827) Date: 12/23/2003 9:23 AM Eastern Standard Time Message-id:...

QUIT YOUR YELLING Nearly all U.S. parents yell, threaten or use other forms of "psychological aggression" to discipline their children, a new study suggests. The authors say it's time to question the cultural acceptance of these methods. The study, which looked at a sample of 991 parents, found...

http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1072453521204990.xml He also sees the "dead fish eyes" of kids who have no respect for the system or the authorities who run it." He also sees an increase on teen sexual predation to kids younger than themselves. For example, 12 or 13...

On 27 Dec 2003 14:49:01 GMT, (Fern5827) wrote: Could The Plant be about to Bud out and Blossom into something It's never been before, a useful Plant, rather than a Weed? Is it Spring on the east coast...

Subject: Street crime far more dangerous to kids than abuse From: (Fern5827) Date: 12/27/2003 3:27 PM Eastern Standard Time Message-id: http://www.childwelfare.com/child%20abuse.htm#Child Abuse Studies Drive bys Dangerous...

On 27 Dec 2003 21:34:22 GMT, (Fern5827) wrote: Can't you string two ideas together? Sure. You, on the other hand, can't put two ideas together such as: Making the subject line of your post relate to something actually IN the post. "Street crime far more dangerous to kids than...

My wife and I would like to get some advice from the group regarding a situation that has arisen at home. Our daughter, Gina, is living with us while she attends graduate school. She is doing well in school but feels she could do better if she is properly motivated. She has asked us to have weekly...

http://www.geocities.com/cddugan/ReportCard.htm Those who have traumatic issues about corporal punishment in childhood should use discretion. This sound file can be extremely upsetting. Chris

(Lifeknox) wrote in message ... Before getting sucked into this sick perverts little game you might want to skip to the sig line, folks. This was posted to a mother who asked advice about spanking her child. To follow up on...

On 28 Dec 2003 08:05:36 -0800, (Greg Hanson) wrote: But aren't you going to provide the full Embry study first? No. Instead of doing the ADHD kinda thing by jumping to a new thread, why don't you address the LACK of the full Embry study - in the original thread you...

PARADIGMS OF PUNISHMENT Punishment is a penalty for an action, behavior or attitude. The purpose of punishment is to change the response of the individual to prevent future occurrences of the same or similar actions. Methods of punishment are usually directed at causing an undesirable result to...

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 17:03:37 -0800, Doan wrote: "Instrument of Child Torture"??? ;-) If you didn't think it was why not post the URL that takes you to the page where you can purchase it? It's not hard to find. Show us your neutrality. Intrument of torture? Absolutely.

FW asfp: Note there are many impolite folks on this NG who endlessly crosspost to other NG's. Subject: Kane Doan and Greg From: (c) Date: 12/23/2003 5:53 AM Eastern Standard Time Message-id:

So all you spanking families in Los Angeles County, California may know--your child may be sent to Foster Care within a system that is inherently DANGEROUS TO CHILDREN. Even the head of Child Welfare in Los Angeles county agrees with this pronouncement. BTW, the taxpayers of California have...

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Subject: Maine DHS foster rape case may be revived from 60's From: (Fern5827) Date: 12/23/2003 12:16 PM Eastern Standard Time Message-id: Subject: DHS Maine Foster rape in 60's case may be revived From: ...

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On 27 Dec 2003 20:29:12 GMT, (Fern5827) wrote: Subject: Street crime far more dangerous to kids than abuse From: (Fern5827) Date: 12/27/2003 3:27 PM Eastern Standard Time Message-id:...

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 20:02:36 -0800, Doan wrote: As usuall, I providd the data from the studies in dispute, After two weeks of jive and nonsense. And you still haven't met the criteria for debate. the anti-spanking zealotS provided NOTHING!