Sometimes I see joke memes that remark that beating a child when they "act up" teaches them respect, though from what I've seen the outcome is appears to run more along the lines of fear and numerous forms of psyschological and emotional anguish.
I don't have children and I don't want any, but I don't have to be a parent to know that striking a child for any reason DOES NOT help. YES it happens and yes there are 'results'. But do these results provide a lasting lesson that shapes the child for the better, or is it just an immediate solution to the natural childlike behavior that parents sometimes find inconvenient?
I think you can discipline a kid without putting your hands on them and that they can turn out to be pretty swell. Beating your kids doesn't solve behavioral problems and it damn sure isn't funny or cute, and to grow up in a culture that views it in such a manner is, to put it mildly, particularly disturbing.
Here endeth my rant.
<Drops the mic>
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