>So punishment fitting the crime is simplistic? And now that you've grown >older you realize the benifit of excessive punishment? God help your kids if >they ever get caught shoplifting.
So when does the excessive punishment simply become sadism? Excessive punishment rewards the one doing the punishment, it doesn't stop the behavior being punished. If you use the concept of excessive punishment with your kids what's the difference between that and physical abuse? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:288003 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
