Even though the headline should have read: "Usually, violence begins at home", this Q-and-A is worth reading. It's with David Maradei, director of the Monterey County Child Abuse Prevention Council, as well as a member of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace (CASP) and its For Our Future campaign. An excerpt:
Q: What do you tell someone who spanks for discipline?
A: I always say that spanking is just a nice, socially accepted way of hitting a child.
I know that this does not mean a person is a bad parent. That parent just does not have the tools to connect with their child and how to educate, or discipline them.
They need to understand ages and stages, they need to know how to discipline with love. They need to know about strength-based parenting and the effects of positive reinforcement.
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