Most physical abuse begins with "spanking"

http://www.freep.com/news/childrenfi...0_20040330.htm

Children First
Spanking often fails parents, kids

March 30, 2004

BY L.L. BRASIER
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

Ann Marie Shawley's abuse began with spankings and ended with shaking,
head injuries and burns that killed her. Almost all experts on child abuse
advise against spanking as a means of discipline. It is ineffective,
creates aggression in the child and can be the first step in losing
control as a parent, they say.

Studies on spanking show: More than 90 percent of American parents admit
to spanking -- among the highest percentages worldwide -- but only a small
percent seriously injure their children.

Two-thirds of child abuse cases that end in serious injury begin with
spanking.

Parents are most likely to spank children ages 2 to 5, but spankings have
little long-term effect. A young child will commit the triggering act
within an hour of a spanking about 50 percent of the time and, in the
course of a day, will commit the act again at least 80 percent of the
time. Experts advise using time-outs for younger children and removing the
cause of the misbehavior. Taking away privileges for older children is
effective.

For help, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 800-799-7233, or
the Michigan Family Independence Agency, 800-456-1000. Or call local FIA
offices: Oakland County, 248-975-5010; Macomb County, 586-412-6109; Wayne
County, 313-396-0300.

Sources: University of New Hampshire Family Research Laboratory, University
of Minnesota School of Social Work

And most spanking begins with non-cp alternatives!

Doan

On 13 Apr 2004, Chris wrote:

http://www.freep.com/news/childrenfi...0_20040330.htm

Children First
Spanking often fails parents, kids

March 30, 2004

BY L.L. BRASIER
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

Ann Marie Shawley's abuse began with spankings and ended with shaking,
head injuries and burns that killed her. Almost all experts on child abuse
advise against spanking as a means of discipline. It is ineffective,
creates aggression in the child and can be the first step in losing
control as a parent, they say.

Studies on spanking show: More than 90 percent of American parents admit
to spanking -- among the highest percentages worldwide -- but only a small
percent seriously injure their children.

Two-thirds of child abuse cases that end in serious injury begin with
spanking.

Parents are most likely to spank children ages 2 to 5, but spankings have
little long-term effect. A young child will commit the triggering act
within an hour of a spanking about 50 percent of the time and, in the
course of a day, will commit the act again at least 80 percent of the
time. Experts advise using time-outs for younger children and removing the
cause of the misbehavior. Taking away privileges for older children is
effective.

For help, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 800-799-7233, or
the Michigan Family Independence Agency, 800-456-1000. Or call local FIA
offices: Oakland County, 248-975-5010; Macomb County, 586-412-6109; Wayne
County, 313-396-0300.

Sources: University of New Hampshire Family Research Laboratory, University
of Minnesota School of Social Work

Doan wrote:

And most spanking begins with non-cp alternatives!

Doan

I'm not sure that most spanking begins with non-cp alternatives, but you
are, so I'd like the reference for this.

LaVonne

On 13 Apr 2004, Chris wrote:


http://www.freep.com/news/childrenfi...0_20040330.htm

Children First
Spanking often fails parents, kids

March 30, 2004

BY L.L. BRASIER
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

Ann Marie Shawley's abuse began with spankings and ended with shaking,
head injuries and burns that killed her. Almost all experts on child abuse
advise against spanking as a means of discipline. It is ineffective,
creates aggression in the child and can be the first step in losing
control as a parent, they say.

Studies on spanking show: More than 90 percent of American parents admit
to spanking -- among the highest percentages worldwide -- but only a small
percent seriously injure their children.

Two-thirds of child abuse cases that end in serious injury begin with
spanking.

Parents are most likely to spank children ages 2 to 5, but spankings have
little long-term effect. A young child will commit the triggering act
within an hour of a spanking about 50 percent of the time and, in the
course of a day, will commit the act again at least 80 percent of the
time. Experts advise using time-outs for younger children and removing the
cause of the misbehavior. Taking away privileges for older children is
effective.

For help, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 800-799-7233, or
the Michigan Family Independence Agency, 800-456-1000. Or call local FIA
offices: Oakland County, 248-975-5010; Macomb County, 586-412-6109; Wayne
County, 313-396-0300.

Sources: University of New Hampshire Family Research Laboratory, University
of Minnesota School of Social Work

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Carlson LaVonne wrote:



Doan wrote:

And most spanking begins with non-cp alternatives!

Doan

I'm not sure that most spanking begins with non-cp alternatives, but you
are, so I'd like the reference for this.

LaVonne

Got Straus? :-)

"CP is typically a response to misbehavior, particularly after one or more
other intervention have been tried repeatedly and the misbehavior they are
meant to correct recurs. "

Straus & Mouradian (1998)

Doan