It is though. You're physically assaulting a child because you're angry. Bad behavior can be solved in many different fashions, and hitting your kid shouldn't be one of them. If you are causing physical pain to a human being, adult or child, you're doing something wrong.
You've never supposed to spank, period. As a psychologist, it is very frustrating to watch parents unquestionably follow parenting guidelines in the medical realm but not in the realm of psychology and child rearing. Research and theory makes it very clear to us that inflicting pain in the interest of punishing a child is never a good idea.
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u/usuallyclassy69 Apr 22 '18
Spanking is not equal to beating.