Don t make me spank you

Now before you discount me as one of those Black people, let me be clear. I am proud of my heritage and my culture. Recently, I saw a video on Facebook that showed a young boy, maybe 6 or 7 years old, being held by 4 or 5 grown men, while he cried, screamed, kicked and more trying to avoid getting his hair cut at the barber shop. The woman who appeared to be his mother, video taped the ordeal.

Many adults have memories of being spanked for behaviors related to ADHD, whether or not they had a diagnosis at the time. Spanking remains somewhat controversial among parents, but medical and parenting experts have long noted that the practice does more harm than good. It is an established fact that one cannot spank the ADHD out of a child. The American Academy of Pediatrics, which represents the majority of pediatric doctors in the United States, discourages spanking. So if parents are modeling aggressive behavior, what does it show the child? Studies cited in the AAP policy statement show that while the use of spanking is slowly going down, its aftereffects remain significant: Children who were spanked twice a month or more by age three were more aggressive than others by age five. Babinski says some parents of children with ADHD may react strongly—with spanking—to disruptive and other negative behaviors that come with the territory.

Verified by Psychology Today. The Career Within You. A friend of mine was raised in an orphanage somewhere in the middle of America.

Bug : My father? Very strict. It didn't matter that I was the youngest, when I would act up, he gave me his belt. Dick : You wore the same size? Bug : No, as punishment he would put me over his knee and give me a whooping.