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1 in 4 adults think smacking is necessary to 'properly raise' kids. But attitudes are changing (theconversation.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to c/parenting@lemmy.world

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[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I was a spanked kid. I had a violent and easily angered parents. Getting hit never worked, it just made me cover things up.

One thing dear old dad didn't anticipate, though: spankings made me vindictive. I started to retaliate in creative and expensive ways, and when you have a kid who starts showing signs of being mechanically inclined at six months of age, you really don't want them to be a vindictive teenager.

[–] jadedwench@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Ooo. Malicious compliance and Home Alone rolled into one?