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Originally Posted by Hermana Linda
The important thing is to distinguish between spanking and training. The Pearls use this kind of doublespeak. They do not advocate spanking babies because they are too young to be punished. They advocate training babies. Now, to the untrained eye, they look exactly the same, striking flesh with a switch. But the important thing is the motive. Also, the consistency. So, once you read his book, he will explain it with his good 'ole boy, down home humor and it will all make sense. Anyway, this is why Pearl followers claim that he doesn't teach spanking babies when he clearly teaches switching them.
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This was one of the most appalling things I have found about the Pearls, that they
are hitting babies, but they
say they aren't spanking because they
call it something else.
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Originally Posted by Aerynne
Yes, because clearly what matters to a 4-month-old is what your motive is, not whether they feel any pain or what actually happens to them. What are kids who are "trained" from 4 months old like? I would think they'd be afraid to blink.
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I think they are probably
emotionally damaged for life.
This is, you all know, a recipe for raising
psychopaths &
sociopaths.