Open Thread: Should Schools Be Allowed to “Paddle” Students?

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It is still legal in Texas for teachers and administrators to spank their students with a paddle, but one lawmaker is on a mission to change that.

“I relate to the rage that comes from kids being little a**holes, but I don’t think physical discipline solves that. It just turns them into different a**holes.”

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Do you spank your kids? If you do, why? If not, how do you discipline them? How did you decide what methods to use as a parent?

I Don’t Spank My Kids, But I So Wanted To

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John Kinnear of Ask Your Dad resisted the urge by stepping away, though it wasn’t easy

Should Parents Spank Their Kids? – Reflections on T.I. and Tiny

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Showtime comments on the way things used to be when he was a kid, and how an episode of T.I. and Tiny’s Family Hustle reminded him of how much discipline has changed.

Dear John: The Friend Who Knew Too Much

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This week Dear John talks about secrets discovered through an affair, an insistent spanker, and family explosions.

“There was one time I thought I was going to hit him in anger.”

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This comment was from CajunMick on the post “Does Spanking Kids Cause Mental Disorders?”

Does Spanking Kids Cause Mental Disorders?

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A new study suggests that all forms of physical discipline are linked to mental disorders later in life.

“You misunderstand what spanking is.”

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This is a comment by Eric M. on the post “Four Things a Parent Must Never Do When Angry”.

Dear John: My Coworker Looks at Porn in the Office

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Is confronting my coworker the right thing to do? Am I overreacting about my mother-in-law? How do I tell these pregnant women they’re making me upset?

Cole Gamble on the Radio

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Our very own Cole Gamble speaks with Dads Unplugged about spanking, circumcision, and the Good Men Project.

To Spank or Not to Spank

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“Deflection” and “positive redirection” have nothing on a good old-fashioned spanking.