[Abathar]

I have to call BS on this, I believe the fact we don't spank as much is a big part of the problem we have now.

[CAluvdubya]

They estimate that as much as 7 percent of adult mental illness may be attributable to childhood physical punishment, including slapping, shoving, grabbing, and hitting

These things are not spanking! A pop on their little bottoms to emphasize the danger of running out into the street is NOT shoving and slapping!

[KosmicKitty]

This whole article is totally misleading!!

If you go to the original study, they researchers are looking at HARSH punishment. Harsh punishment is operationalized as follows quote from the study):

“The types of child maltreatment that were assessed included physical punishment, physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect, physical neglect, and exposure to intimate partner violence (eg, having a battered mother”

The study isn’t looking at the occasional swat on the rump.

I had a psych professor back in the 1970’s who said that spanking is the only way to deal with two year olds as they have not yet developed the ability to reason. Bet he wouldn’t have gotten tenure today.

[Tucker39]

If spanking causes mental illness, what is the horrendous result of frequent high speed impacts of your old man’s number 12 brogan, into the seat of your pants?

Mybe I’m an exception, but looking back on it, I’ve concluded that it DID ME GOOD!

[reagan_fanatic]

Zapp: So, this Leela. I know she's a very sensuous woman but what manner of captain is she?
Fry: She's really strict.
Bender: And mean.
Zapp: I see. Does she by any chance give the crewmembers spankings?
Fry: No, she just makes us do work and stuff.
Zapp: Good, good. But should she ever institute some sort of bare-bottom spanking policy, let me go in your place. I won't have my comrades harmed.

[central_va]

She would definitely cause mental illness.

[RobinOfKingston]

Bull feathers! Even a momma bear knows that the cubs need to have their ears boxed when they get into something that threatens their future or immediate well-being.

[CodeToad]

Funny, I always thought the lazy parents that never bothered to discipline their children always had the children that appeared to be losing their minds and acting out.

[Tanniker Smith]

How do you find a link in something that 90% of parents did? Shouldn’t that make mental illness the “norm”? And shouldn’t mental illness be on the decline as spanking goes away and brattiness and self-centeredness increase?

[Tanniker Smith]

How do you find a link in something that 90% of parents did? Shouldn’t that make mental illness the “norm”? And shouldn’t mental illness be on the decline as spanking goes away and brattiness and self-centeredness increase?

[Elsie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq28qCklEHc

[Cementjungle]

Meanwhile, I’m sure that kids growing up with 2 fathers or 2 mothers produces perfectly normal adults. /sarc