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Parenting Without A Paddle

on Jul 14, 2008: I agree with durk11...this study (as any study) has some holes that are not quite filled in, and should be taken with a grain of salt.

However, I was occasionally spanked as a child, but only when I did something really, really bad. My parents preferred to punish by timeouts or restric…

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Will the Pill Really Make it All Better

on Jul 14, 2008: I hate to disagree from the majority here, but I don't think this is as ridiculous as some people think. I would never advocate using a placebo as a regular "cure" for every ailment, but every once in a while when it's clear that a child is over-exaggerating to get out of chores, homework, school…