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,...

Many claims have been made in the past, especially by monkeyboy that has no debate, only bait, that "parents" are the best judge of what is discipline and how to avoid abuse. From a paper on child abuse posted by the US Department of Justice, and submitted by clergy. " Professionals who daily...

"CHILD-REARING REFORMS: THE SEEDS OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS If abusive and authoritarian upbringing leads to war and political tyranny, what kinds of social change are brought about when a large enough proportion of any population shifts to more supportive and empathic parenting? In this...

"Imagine a world where war, tyranny, human rights abuses and ecological destruction are relics of the past. What if the means to create such a reality were in the hands of mothers and fathers, and all those involved in the care and education of children? 'Parenting for a Peaceful World' is a...

" BCIFV home Media Releases July 7, 2000 For Immediate Release Contact: Penny Bain, (604) 669-7055 or www.bcifv.org July 7, 2000

Pop wrote: I'm serving a very useful purpose here by having had your idiot responses flashed all across the world, edentifying all kaners as the idiots and fools that they are. You have a problem. Not everyone might agree with you, and all you do is give more folks more of my posting to...

So, how many of you can point out an incedence where a child stabbed their parent for threatening to NOT spanking the child? http://www.wftv.com/news/4660431/detail.html See how well spanking works? Did she not spank him enough, too much, just the right amount? 0:-]

I wanted to say thank to Greegor, this is a bit long but I need to vent, so thanks to everyone else for allowing me to do so. I am relatively new to this newsgroup and I must admit it is not exactly what I expected. I joined because I am a father that believes that spanking, when used properly,...

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2005/06/25/1103949-sun.html

"It's Time To End The Barbarism" Komments by Kane on the fight to expose spanking for what it actually is, and end it. This is the voice of the people speaking out: " Home Brookline TAB Opinion & Letters Letter: Spanking is not the answer

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050530/LIFE/505300309/1086/life There is a line between corporal punishment and physical abuse, experts say. But all too often, that line is only apparent after it has been crossed. Investigators called to check out reports of child abuse say...

Posted on Tue, Jun. 28, 2005 Morrisville man pleads guilty to child-porn charges http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/12002001.htm A Morrisville child-abuse defendant, caught last fall at a motel with an 11-year-old boy while out on bail, pleaded guilty yesterday in Bucks County Court to a long...

You/dankane/draggirl,bableron kick ****te in another's world. When you walk in our world will curse you. It will come at you. When we reach into the...your mind will burn as fire... sleep in intruders, it is OVER before. lono -- "Never it takes the brain to supervise." (proverb)

The government continues to use FORCE to get its way. I see families ripped apart, children pushed into alien environments "for their own good" while agency budgets skyrocket, and where is the oversight. Is force the answer? I am not saying there is no proper role for authority. Heavens no. MLK...

I am from the UK. I own and run a website aimed at getting equal rights for Parents and I will soon be on a 60 day UK tour to get the law changed. please take a look and reply accordingly. I have left an extremely successfull senior management position within the UK to fight for...

Amnesty International once again calls on US law enforcement to stop using TASERs on children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Most recently, a 14-year-old Chicago boy went into cardiac arrest last week after being shot with a TASER gun. Learn...

I'm an avid gardener, and while surfing websites on plants happened to run across this. It's about the founder of the company: http://www.fruitsandberries.com/DisplayContent.aspx?f=Founder.htm "He also had interesting theories about raising children. First, he always wanted his children to mind...

Why would anyone being threatened with deadly force rather use a Taser than a gun? Well, a hit with a handgun, even the most powerful (contrary to Dirty Harry) do NOT stop with one shot as a rule. Taser's on the other hand: http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/13062745p-13908366c.html

OUCH ! The kids of today are really big and strong, spanking them is a huge risk for adults, you may hurt yourself !

Pop wrote: LOL! You're really intelligent! YOU know what the name of the newsgroup is: DO THAT! Have been for years. It's you that is posting off topic, ol bird. How about you "DO THAT!"? And a great way would be to stop commenting on other's contributions as "off topic" in an unmoderated...

Why do people say that there is a "fine line" between discipline and abuse? This is ludicrous. Discipline is a loving and caring act done by parents that care about their children's welfare and best interest. Abuse has nothing to do with love and is done out of selfishness or mean spiritedness. I...