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| ABUSE ANXIETY CHILDREN COUNSELING DEPRESSION DREAMS FAMILY HYPNOSIS INDIVIDUAL PARTNERS TALK THERAPY TESTING TRANSITION SENIORS WAR |
| © Margaret L. Cunningham, PhD 2002 |
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| Dr. Maggie |
| CHILDREN No one deserves to be abused. No one. Children get the idea that they are bad and deserve to be punished. If a child’s behavior is wrong, the child may need discipline. |
| I don' t recommend hitting a child. The adult swing can cause major physical damage to a child. An adult hitting a child tells the child that hitting is okay, especially if the hitter is bigger. |
| Appropriate discipline varies with the age and mental development of the child, and the infraction. More? |
| Screaming, hitting with other than the palm of the hand, kicking, biting, pouring boiling water over the child, locking the child in a closet, etc. are forms of abuse—not discipline. |
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