I see that the lawgivers of Massachusetts want a new law to ban spanking- "For the childrenTM". It is being touted as a law against child abuse. That is odd. I would have thought a place like the socialist paradise of Massachussetts would have already had a law against abusing children. I guess they don't, though, because otherwise I am sure no one would want to add to the law pollution that already festers there, just to pass a new law prohibiting something that is already prohibited.
I don't think this is really a "spanking vs. non-spanking" issue. No one thinks kids should be abused, but does this law solve the problem, or is abuse already illegal? Who is protecting the rights of the parents to raise their children as they believe best? One size does not fit all, and some children do not respond to "time out". It has been my observation that some parents who "do not believe in spanking" can become so frustrated that they explode with rage and step over the line into abuse, including actually beating the children. But that is just a personal observation based on people I have known.
I am one of those "time out" parents, and even I don't think the government should make spanking illegal, or interfere in the parent/child relationship at all as long as the parent is not abusing or neglecting the child.
ReplyDeleteOf course, what they really want to do is define spanking as abuse. That kind of legislation will prove to be crippling to parents of those children who do not respond to verbal correction.