Helpful links and a reasoned response Stephen. I'll definitely check out these links. Appreciate it.
Michael > On 31 Aug 2009 at 13:41, Michael Britt wrote: > >> In the latest episode of my podcast I interviewed the author of a >> great parenting book: Raising Children You Can Live With. Although >> the author discuss a lot of great ideas regarding how to interact with >> your child, it seems that my brief thoughts regarding the >> ineffectiveness >> of spanking is getting the most response. > > While I personally find spanking a distasteful method of child behaviour > control, that does not stop me from pointing out that the evidence > against it on scientific grounds is more equivocal than most people > realize, the anti-spanking crowd being dominant in academic circles. The > major problem is that much of the research is correlational, rending > causal conclusions moot. > > Any even-handed (open, of course) treatment of this issue should include > mention of the minority position of respected academics such as Diane > Baumrind and Robert Lazerele that "normative" spanking (which excludes > child abuse) has not been shown to be harmful to the child, and may in > some circumstances be helpful. Of course, one is free to take a moral > position on this issue (as I do), but it should not be justified by > reference to studies of uncertain scientific merit. > > See, for example > > http://www.storesonline.com/site/846699/page/907857 > and > http://faculty.biola.edu/paulp/ > (bibliographies for Lazerele) > > http://www.apa.org/journals/releases/bul1284580.pdf > (Baumrind/Lazerele commentary, Psychological Bulletin, 2002) > > http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/3518 > (Baumrind invited address to APA [press release, 2001) > > Stephen > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology, Emeritus > Bishop's University e-mail: sbl...@ubishops.ca > 2600 College St. > Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 > Canada > > Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of > psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > -- Michael Britt, Ph.D. Host of The Psych Files podcast www.thepsychfiles.com mich...@thepsychfiles.com --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
