It’s National Spank Out Day!
If you had not heard yet April 30th is National Spank Out day, a day dedicated to helping parents stop for a moment and think about spanking as a form of punishment for children. Most parents who use AP are against spanking and all forms of physical punishment. The respect and bond that we create can be broken by the pain and humiliation of hitting when a child steps out of line.
Many parents spoke up today and shared their thoughts on spanking and hitting. You can visit a running list of those parents at the Thinking Parents Wiki. Definitely check them all out and read their contributions to this topic. It’s still not too late to add in your own also.
You can read my short and to the point post in Spank Out Day where I share my reasons for choosing not to spank. As well as a little pointing out that discipline does happen without spanking. After too many times of stating “I don’t spank” to have the response be “What, you don’t discipline your kids!” I’ve gotten tired of the idea that spanking and discipline are the same thing. Or even that punishment of any kind is the same as discipline.
If you have a post up about spanking, corporal punishment, or gentle discipline add yourself the the Thinking Parent Wiki page so that others can read it also. And leave me a comment about it also so I can come check it out. Happy National Spank Out Day!
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