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Originally Posted by djchameleon
I can link you to the psychology studies but it has something to do with kids before four not having developed something in their brains that responds to consequences. Also kids in their terrible 2s will push their boundaries and test to see what they can and can't get away with. If you just talk to them and try to reason with them they don't have the capacity to understand wtf is going on. The light tap on their butt is there for reinforcement.
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I remember reading something about this as well. I think it has something to do with at a young age kids haven't developed empathy, so trying to explain to them why their actions are wrong just isn't effective.
Take it how you want, I don't feel like finding an article.
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Originally Posted by Xurtio
And I can link you to papers that show that spanking is no different than other forms of physical abuse in terms of psychological affects.
Think about it... you, a scared and anxious 2yo for whom everything is emotionally devastating, are being hit by the person you're supposed to trust and be safe with. A light tap isn't going to do anything to reinforce (it's punishment, not reinforcement anyway). If you want to hit hard enough for it to be effective, it's also abusive. Bottom line: kids are not dogs, they're not there to be molded into a machine by psychological conditioning. Kids are humans and humans work through attachment.
Do you have kids?
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It's really not emotionally devastating if you haven't developed the capacity to understand what's happening on an emotional level. Also, you view of dogs(probably animals in general) is rather off-putting.
With that being said, I'd like to believe I'd never hit a child..