Thanks.
I would also like to add:
Gershoff, E, et al. (2018). The strength of the causal evidence against physical punishment of children and its implications for parents, psychologist and policymakers, 73, 626-638
Zolotor, A. et al (2011). Corporal Punishment and Physical Abuse: Population-based Trends for Three-to- 11-year-old Children in the United States, Child Abuse Review Vol. 20: 57–66
Published online 18 June 2010 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/car.1128
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Professor Emeritus of Applied Psychology
New York University
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Lawrence Balter
Dr. Lawrence Balter
New York NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-06-2019 09:03 AM
From: Shari Doherty
Subject: RETHINKING PUNISHMENT
My agency has spent the past decade compiling research and crafting training opportunities on corporal punishment and parenting styles for educators, edu-carers and parents/caretakers. Here are a few additional resources (as mentioned, Gershoff's meta-analysis is a wonderful place to start): Durant & Ensom's Physical Punishment of Children; www.nospank.net/main-.htm; Perry's The Neurodevelopmental Impact of Violence in Childhood; APA's Parent's Use of Physical Punishment Increases Violent Behavior Among Youth; Cornell Ed's Why Spanking Should be Discouraged; Child Trend's Bullies in the Block Area (The Early Childhood Origins of "Mean" Behavior) and, importantly, Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment : Summary of Research on the Effects from www.endcorporalpunishment.org/research/impact-corporal-punishment.html. There are many, many more wonderful resources, Luckily, there are also increasing sources - from curricula to a great Vanderbilt University on-line program, pod-casts and more that promote positive (a.k.a. authoritative, attachment, compassionate, et al) There are also faith-based resources that I'm happy to share.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is a treaty that has been signed by all but one member nation: The United States of America. Importantly, the UN defines corporal punishment as anything against the body (corporal) and this includes verbal and emotional assaults on our little ones, too. The American Pediatric Association has finally formalized its position against spanking, and there are efforts to list spanking as an Adverse Childhood Experience (A.C.E.), which would be a good turn toward protecting our children and building up our parents!
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Shari Doherty
Program Director
Child Find of America, Inc.
New Paltz NY
Original Message:
Sent: 06-02-2019 05:24 PM
From: Jack Wright
Subject: RETHINKING PUNISHMENT
Even though most people-82% by a recent survey-still believe in corporal punishment (hitting) of children, most early childhood caregivers have come to understand that all punishment of children damages their sense of worthwhileness and doesn't teach the lesson that is intended. Now neurobiological sciences-studies of how the genes in the brain work-is suggesting that even pushing children to learn-called invasive and interruptive education compared to synchronous education-damages children's sense of worthwhileness and limits their development. It will be important for us to think about this new information.
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Jack Wright
Child Development Consultant
Success With Children
St Ignatius MT
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