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Mar 3, 2008
Spanking Linked to Sexual Problems
Interesting new research from the Family Research Lab reveals that spanking kids is associated with a higher risk of sexual problems as a teen or adult.
If the adult participants in this study were spanked as children, they're more likely to verbally and physically coerce a dating partner to have sex. They're also more likely to engage in risky sex and masochistic behavior.
“These results, together with the results of more than 100 other studies, suggest that spanking is one of the roots of relationship violence and mental health problems,” says Murray Straus, co-director of the Family Research Lab. “Because there is 93 percent agreement between studies that investigated harmful side effects of spanking, and because over 90 percent of U.S. parents spank toddlers, the potential benefits for prevention of sexual and relationship violence is large.”
The Family Research Lab, at the University of New Hampshire, recommends that parents never spank their kids.
Here's more information on child abuse and healthy sex:
For more info on this study of spanking and adult sex problems, here's my source: University of New Hampshire (2008, March 2). "Spanking Kids Increases Risk Of Sexual Problems As Adults." ScienceDaily.
Comments
Jul 27, 2009 10:28 PM
Guest :
Child buttock-battering for the purpose of gaining compliance is nothing
more than an inherited bad habit.
Its a good idea for people to
take a look at what they are doing and learn how to DISCIPLINE instead of
hit.
I think the reason why television shows like
"Supernanny" and "Dr. Phil" are so popular is because
that is precisely what many (not all) people are trying to do.
There are several reasons why child buttock-battering isn't a good idea.
Here are some good, quick reads recommended by professionals:
Plain Talk About Spanking
by Jordan Riak
The Sexual
Dangers of Spanking Children
by Tom Johnson
NO VITAL ORGANS
THERE, So They Say
by Lesli Taylor M.D. and Adah Maurer Ph.D.
Jul 27, 2009 10:49 PM
Guest :
Most compelling of all reasons to abandon worst of all bad habits is the
fact that buttock-battering can be unintentional sexual abuse for some
children. There is an abundance of educational materials, testimonies,
documentation, etc., available on the subject that can easily be found by
doing a little research on the topic.
Just a handful of those
raising awareness of why child buttock-battering isn't a good idea:
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry
Center For Effective Discipline
PsycHealth Ltd, Behavioral Health Professionals
Churches
Network For Non-Violence
Archbishop Desmond Tutu (supports
Global Initiative)
Parenting In Jesus' Footsteps
Global Initiative To End All Corporal Punishment of Children
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Countries
where child buttock-battering is illegal:
Sweden, Finland,
Norway, Austria, Cyprus, Italy, Denmark, Latvia, Croatia, Bulgaria,
Germany, Israel, Iceland, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Portugal, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Spain, Costa Rica,
Republic of Moldova, and more in process.
In fact, the only UN
member that did not sign the Convention on the Rights of the Child was the
US.
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