I do not condone spanking your child

If you scroll down on this blog, I have included an article on how to incorporate non abusive spanking in child discipline. I want to explain why I included this in my blog. If you spank your child/ren and leave a bruise (a red mark), you are, by law, abusing your child. This is a hotly debated topic, but we cannot bypass the laws of the land. If you disagree,  you must collect thousands of signatures and bring it to the government and ask that the law be changed.

By Missouri law (and many other states, I'm sure), if you leave a bruise, it IS abuse. You WILL be charged with abuse. You have a strong possibility of LOSING your children. If your child bumps into a table and it LOOKS like you struck your child, and someone hotlines you, it will most likely be construed as abuse or neglect.

This may infuriate many people on both sides of the issue. Strong opponents of spanking think that spanking a child will leave lasting emotional scars on the child, and supporters claim that it will leave a lasting impression that will dissuade the child from the behavior that was disciplined.

Keep this in mind when debating the issue of spanking your child. 

DO NOT EVER SPANK ANYONE ELSE'S CHILD.