Spanking as a discipline tactic has been linked to mental illnesses later in life, according to a new study. But it also showed that cross-ethnic and international research found that when a culture views spanking as normal, then spanking does not cause later harm.
Let's make sure we get this straight now. If a society treats a practice -- spanking, say -- as inappropriate or even reprehensible, then children who are subjected to the practice might become head cases later in life. But if we treat it as normal, it won't affect them mentally. Wow, who knew? Our children pick up on the signals we send!
