Why do people not give the same worth to childrens' mental health than adul!

Question: Why do people not give the same worth to childrens' mental health than adults' and justify smacking?

Call it smacking, spanking, 'reasonable' chastisement, it's all just pet names for hitting children. To a five year old, there is no difference between a smack on the bum, and a kick in the face. There is no difference between being hit by a 'loving' parent, and another child at school. Smacking can leave children angry and unloved, and has been proved DETRIMENTAL for ALL children, and this EMOTIONAL DAMAGE is carried into adulthood. Many people I know go 'well, my mom always smacked me, and that didn't do me any harm!' and obviously they don't realise that it is connected with how depressed and hard on themselves and others around them. For children it is not a matter of force. It is a matter of the two people they love and trust in the name of 'respect(fear) and dicipline(control)' which then children grow up to repel. There are more ways than smacking your child to dicipline them, so why alienate small children, who, apart from their parents have no one to trust or feel safe around?

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Of course there is, to a 5 year old, a difference between a smack on the bum and a kick in the face. What a completely idiotic thing to say. You are one of those stupid, pc, middle class wrapped up in cotton wool wimps who wouldn't know how to deal with most things.
You should mind your own business.

Hm I don't know if I'm on your side, or the side of the first answerer.

<<Why do people not give the same worth to childrens' mental health than adults' and justify smacking?>>

Ignorance perpetuated by ignorance. The public gets conflicting info about human behavior that justifies spanking and aggression toward each other. Some countries have outlawed spanking, which is a very good thing. I couldn't agree more with your statements. I don't think I've ever heard that point of view expressed quite so well and to the point.

Spanking is awful but it's even worse when you realize a child or adults nervous system can be very sensitive to toxins we eat, touch, and breath, which can in turn affect the functions of the mind hence behavior. Toxins can cause mental illness in no small way. The public and even professionals are so mislead and uninformed about this problem. Certain entities, that are enormous and have large government "lobbies", make more money by keeping the public ignorant. In the mean time the innocent suffer. To learn more about chemical sensitivity, watch the videos below. Spread the word. You're a great spokesperson on this issue. Good luck.

Additional: Toxins make some people, including parents, more aggressive in nature.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRDpcWZUE… TV show - allergies, toxic sensitives and behavior
http://www.chemicalsensitivitydiet.weebl… my web site
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq2FdNElL… Creating a Nation of Zombies
http://www.mcs-america.org/ Chemical sensitivity of America - educating the public
Russel Blaylock, MD, neurosurgeon
Doris Rapp, MD, environmental allergist - expertise in treating behavior and learning disabilities

I remember when I was six I loved to play with matches. One day my mother caught me in my bedroom playing with matches - I accidentally burnt my carpet. Well she was pissed, dragged me out of the room, took me into the living room and placed my hand on the fire. It wasn't long enough to give me third degree burns, but it sure as hell stung. I still haven't to this day touched matches since that time.

Was that abuse? probably. But suppose that never happened, suppose I was slapped and told never to touch them again and it's most likely the message wouldn't have got through, I could have burnt the house down. it's a scary thought and looking back on it now I admit it was extreme, but I did learn a valuable lesson.

being punished from a young age is necessary I think. Better to be punished with a smacked **** and a timeout then to be left to run wild and end up doing something later in life where the punishment is a decade in prison.

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