Is spanking a part of raising children or is it simply child abuse?
The hot-button issue of spanking recently returned to spotlight as a Texas mother, Rosalina Gonzales, was sentenced to five years of probation for spanking her two-year-old daughter.
According to Judge Teresa A. Beaudet, spanking is considered child abuse in California. It is simply not allowed. I hope this helps parents in California. Just don't do it! I learned this by court watching last week!
ReplyDeleteObviously that judge never read the relevant law—she is wrong—because if it is age appropriate and to the buttocks—it isn't physical abuse. See CA WIC 300 (a), particularly the last sentence.
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