Articles tagged:spanking

parenting Q&A: Understanding a toddler's motivation can pinpoint solutions when parents feel helpless

Posted: Tue Nov 15 5:30 a.m. by Kerry Novick AnnArbor.com Community Contributor

Dear Kerry,I love my little boy very much, but sometimes he just drives me crazy. He’s only 16 months old, but he’s into everything. When I can’t control him I feel like I’m at the end of my rope. Even when I spank him, he doesn’t seem to learn. I ...

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parenting: Study says spanking creates bullies; what do you think?

Posted: Thu Apr 15 12:54 p.m. by Jen Eyer Director of Audience Engagement

Add this to the mountain of evidence piling up against corporal punishment: Spanking Linked to Kids' Later Aggression Moms who spank their 3-year-olds may be increasing their children's risk of aggressive behavior, such as bullying, by the time they turn 5, a study shows. The study, published in the May ...

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Parenting Q & A: Stand by or speak up when you see a child being mistreated?

Posted: Tue Mar 9 5:30 a.m. by Kerry Novick AnnArbor.com Community Contributor

Dear Kerry, I read your column in the newspaper and hope you can give me some advice. All too often I see an angry parent spanking, striking and/or berating a small child in the mall, grocery store, etc. This type of thing really sickens me. Is there any reasonable way ...

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Parent Buzz: Links for 9-16-09

Posted: Wed Sep 16 3 p.m. by Jen Eyer Director of Audience Engagement

Pump them up: A small but growing number of affluent parents are pressuring doctors to prescribe growth hormone shots for their short-ish but otherwise normal, healthy kids. According to the story: "Just last week, the father of a young baseball player -- a 14-year-old who was already 5 feet 6 ...

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