Not buying the anti-spank

Take a look. Now I'm not saying that parents should spank their children; but on the other hand, advising parents (by scaring them) not to spank their children at all, by using such choice warning-words as "risky sexual deviancy," is going too far. Again, I do not promote using "violent" methods to reprimand your child, but honestly, you cannot get a child not to do things just by telling them not to do things. They do not realize that the adult is being serious, and they do not understand the consequences yet. And because they don't understand, of course they're gonna do it, just to find out exactly why they shouldn't have done whatever.

I think the research mentioned in that news article is very faulty. Did they separate the incidences of spanking between those who were spanked and understood why they were spanked, and those who were spanked, but thought their adult guardian was doing so just to hurt them? There is a huge difference. Especially when you choose to use a word like deviancy. It connotes risky, abnormal behavior--just...negative.
Children are not bright enough to recognize consequences; they are also curious enough to ignore consequences and find out why they shouldn't have done something. Those two processes coupled is what I think goes on in a child's mind, when they choose to "act out." Might I add, I see those behaviors in myself? Other adults as well. But, children are also smart enough, that when you spank them for "acting out" and explain to them why you spanked and what they did that was considered "acting out," they understand and learn.

Anyways, why are we trying to create this perfect world with characterless children who have never been spanked? Come on, spanking gives a kid spunk and attitude, all the while teaching them valuable life lessons! Refer to that Dichotomy entry.. I think I had something in there very relevant--something like preserving the culture of the world.

So yah. Spank those children! Just don't beat them!