One day, after school, some friends and I were discussing the difference between beating a child and spanking a child. Unfortunately, it was the most awkward discussion, because I’m against it. Still, I didn’t feel like contributing, which I should have. But I did come up with a resolve that’s quotable:
When I grow up I [...]
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“A Spanking” and “A Beating”
Posted in Agism, How NOT To Raise Children, Quotation, tagged quote on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Adults Try to Stop Teenagers from Getting Cancer from Tanning Beds, Don’t Do Anything to Stop Themselves
Posted in Agism, How NOT To Raise Children, Studies, tagged cancer, tanning on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Laws Governing Indoor Tanning by Teens Don’t Work” from The Washington Post, written by Kathleen Doheny.
MONDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) — Policies enacted by states to restrict and limit indoor tanning by children under 18 aren’t working, cancer researchers report.
That’s a worrisome trend, because ultraviolet radiation, whether from the sun or indoor tanning facilities, has [...]
One Of the Greatest Arguments for Youth Rights
Posted in How NOT To Raise Children, tagged abuse, control, home life, quote, society, youth on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The main psychological mechanism that operates in all child abuse involves using children as what I have termed poison containers–receptacles into which adults project disowned parts of their psyches, so they can control these feelings in another body without danger to themselves. In good parenting, the child uses the caretaker as a poison container, much [...]
