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Originally Posted by rouge198
The key is that the spanking caused my cousin to change and ask for permission, she also initiates the hand. holding. We don't want her to be dependent through; we love her free spirit. However, my brother has adhd and I realize that children with that disorder require different techniques and tend to be dependent for much longer on average.
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Now this I definitely disagree on.
My Wife never smacks my step daughter and one of the things that stood out the most to me when I met her was how well behaved and good mannered she was. She is Autistic and is very advanced for her age and she can currently speak in three different languages and do Year 10 English, Geography, History and Mathematics and we are very proud of her. My Wife chose not to enrol her into a public school because she was worried she would be bullied like she was when she was younger and when I look at the bullying and suicide rates for young people with Autism in Australia now I think she made the right decision because my step daughter is very content with her life which is very different than most of the stories my Wife hears about children with disabilities at her support group meetings.
You don’t need to hit a child to teach them morals and values – you need to spend time with them and not throw them in front of a TV or a computer which is what a lot of parents are doing these days.