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**Dvjkefdw** · 08-09-2008, 06:35 AM

Human beings are animals. Smart ones, granted, but animals none the less. "Physical Domination" as you put it, or "Learned Response" as Id prefer, is PART of the process of raising a child / offspring / whathaveyou. Teaching respect, morals, good behavior, manners, math, science, religion (if you so choose), ect ect ect. Are also parts of raising a child.

We shall obviously have to agree to disagree - I simply see no case for the inclusion of child smacking as a form of instruction (and I certainly don't agree that your cactus analogy is valid). One can successfully raise a child without the use of it, thus it is not a necessary 'part' of the formative process.

08-09-2008, 06:35 AM	#11
Dvjkefdw Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 521 Senior Member	Human beings are animals. Smart ones, granted, but animals none the less. "Physical Domination" as you put it, or "Learned Response" as Id prefer, is PART of the process of raising a child / offspring / whathaveyou. Teaching respect, morals, good behavior, manners, math, science, religion (if you so choose), ect ect ect. Are also parts of raising a child. We shall obviously have to agree to disagree - I simply see no case for the inclusion of child smacking as a form of instruction (and I certainly don't agree that your cactus analogy is valid). One can successfully raise a child without the use of it, thus it is not a necessary 'part' of the formative process.
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