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Re: Child rearing (was: Nothing personal, but...)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 21 Jun 2001 18:13:33 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> Since I don't agree that the consequence is artificial, I can't answer
> your question as asked. The costs in terms of relationship and personal
> autonomy (whatever that means, really) are minor, except in cases of
> arbitrary and excessive abuse. If humans were to remain at the pre-formal
> operational stage of development, I might agree that punishment could only
> ever achieve a simple associative result, a la "do this and get smacked."
> However, since humans are able to advance beyond simple, linear concepts of
> transgression and punishment into notions of (culture- and society-based)
> right and wrong, then I maintain that punishment is not an inappropriate
> measure until such abstract concepts can be grasped.
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> Dave!
I agree with Dave and it's not like you have to smack the child for every
transgression. Once you've smacked them for crayoning on the wall when they
discover another inappropriate action you can inform them if they do it
again, that too will lead to a smacking.
Perhaps Christopher should do an experiment. Have three kids, smack one,
tell the second not to do things again and let the third run riot without
any kind of discipline at all (he/she would be the control subject after all).
Steve
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