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Old November 9th 05, 03:38 AM
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"Spanking... increases the rate of street entries by children", wrote
Dr. Dennis Embry in a letter to Children Magazine.

Since 1977 I have been heading up the only long-term project designed
to counteract pedestrian accidents to preschool-aged children.
(Surprisingly, getting struck by a car is about the third leading cause
of death to young children in the United States.)

Actual observation of parents and children shows that spanking,
scolding, reprimanding and nagging INCREASES the rate of street entries
by children. Children use going into the street as a near-perfect way
to gain parents' attention.

Now there is a promising new educational intervention program, called
Safe Playing. The underlying principles of the program are simple:

1. Define safe boundaries in a POSITIVE way. 'Safe players play on
the grass or sidewalk.'
2. Give stickers for safe play. That makes it more fun than playing
dangerously.
3. Praise your child for safe play.

These three principles have an almost instant effect on increasing safe
play. We have observed children who had been spanked many times a day
for going into the street, yet they continued to do it. The moment the
family began giving stickers and praise for safe play, the children
stopped going into the street.

Dennis D. Embry, Ph.D.
University of Kansas
Lawrence Kansas

Principle #1 may be particularly important in light of the fact that
some young toddlers may not be able to comprehend negations yet. Hence,
when the parent says, "Don't eat out of the catfood dish!" "Don't jump
on furniture!" "Don't go into the street!" the toddler hears, "Eat out
of the catfood dish! Jump on the furniture! Go into the street!"

Principle #3 can easily be integrated into a parental habit of
"catching them being Good." Too often, parents only notice when their
child is behaving unacceptably. Children are trying to learn how to be
a person and a member of their native culture. Letting them know when
they are succeeding can help them immeasurably on their developmental
journey."

Chris (in a post to the Usenet newsgroup: alt.parenting.spanking)


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Old November 9th 05, 07:38 AM
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LOL! Why don't you post the actual study, Kane? Didn't you say you
have a copy??? What a LIAR you are! ;-)

Doan


On 8 Nov 2005 wrote:

"Spanking... increases the rate of street entries by children", wrote
Dr. Dennis Embry in a letter to Children Magazine.

Since 1977 I have been heading up the only long-term project designed
to counteract pedestrian accidents to preschool-aged children.
(Surprisingly, getting struck by a car is about the third leading cause
of death to young children in the United States.)

Actual observation of parents and children shows that spanking,
scolding, reprimanding and nagging INCREASES the rate of street entries
by children. Children use going into the street as a near-perfect way
to gain parents' attention.

Now there is a promising new educational intervention program, called
Safe Playing. The underlying principles of the program are simple:

1. Define safe boundaries in a POSITIVE way. 'Safe players play on
the grass or sidewalk.'
2. Give stickers for safe play. That makes it more fun than playing
dangerously.
3. Praise your child for safe play.

These three principles have an almost instant effect on increasing safe
play. We have observed children who had been spanked many times a day
for going into the street, yet they continued to do it. The moment the
family began giving stickers and praise for safe play, the children
stopped going into the street.

Dennis D. Embry, Ph.D.
University of Kansas
Lawrence Kansas

Principle #1 may be particularly important in light of the fact that
some young toddlers may not be able to comprehend negations yet. Hence,
when the parent says, "Don't eat out of the catfood dish!" "Don't jump
on furniture!" "Don't go into the street!" the toddler hears, "Eat out
of the catfood dish! Jump on the furniture! Go into the street!"

Principle #3 can easily be integrated into a parental habit of
"catching them being Good." Too often, parents only notice when their
child is behaving unacceptably. Children are trying to learn how to be
a person and a member of their native culture. Letting them know when
they are succeeding can help them immeasurably on their developmental
journey."

Chris (in a post to the Usenet newsgroup: alt.parenting.spanking)




 




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