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Update on the Swedish law outcomes researcher.
Joint Statement on Physical Punishmentof Children and Youth
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Child Welfare League of Canada Family Service Canada Canadian Child Care Federation Canadian Institute of Child Health Canadian Public Health Association Canadian Association for Young Children [[ and of course, the researcher that lived in Sweden and observed the results of the law there prohibiting the physical disciplining of children... Joan E. Durrant Position: Associate Professor Office: University of Manitoba Department of Family Social Sciences 313C Human Ecology (you may view her vitae at: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/human_..._durrant.shtml ) .... Public attitudes Although physical punishment is common, several studies suggest that many Canadian parents think that it is not constructive. Only 2% of parents surveyed in 1988 7 believed that physical punishment is the most effective way to change children's behaviour, while more than three-quarters believed that physical punishment is harmful to children and unnecessary. Similarly, the majority of a sample of mothers of preschoolers in Manitoba and Ontario believed that physical punishment is ineffective, unnecessary and harmful 5. Fewer than one-third of Canadians surveyed in Manitoba and Ontario viewed physical punishment as a reliable method of increasing obedience, learning or respect for the parent. In fact, a majority believed the most common outcome of physical punishment is parental guilt or regret 4. A survey of more than 1000 parents in the United States revealed similar findings. More than 60% believed that spanking will not lead to better self-control and is likely to lead to increased child aggression 14 ... The entire statement is at: http://www.cheo.on.ca/english/pdf/joint_statement_e.pdf Historically adults, who were themselves brutalized, have brutalized children who went on to do the same to new children. The end of this, historically, is quite recent, and in fact in many parts of the world it still persists. We can expect some difficulty in convincing those that "just know it feels right to hit children and call it discipline," given the weight of centuries of this savage practice. Yet, the time is coming, as it has to other nations and cultures, to end it. Let us hope that we are next. Kane |
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