tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post5366682705761936372..comments2023-10-17T08:04:08.714-04:00Comments on The Examined Life: Spare the Rod and Raise a Happy, Well-Balanced ChildAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04614116686638969278noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-58991625332599420742015-03-21T08:06:49.818-04:002015-03-21T08:06:49.818-04:00When I was teaching introductory psychology course...When I was teaching introductory psychology courses I would bring up the notion of hitting children in the name of "discipline". Invariably the overwhelming majority of the class would agree that physical punishment was necessary. Invariably the class would be scandalized at the notion that well behaved children can rather easily be raised without hitting them. U.S. America is pretty addicted to smacking our children.<br /><br />My question to the class was how do you smack a child for 'discipline' without teaching (albeit inadvertently) that violence is an acceptable solution to a problem and also without teaching that it is acceptable for the stronger to harm those who are weaker? I never did get a credible answer to the question.veganelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188156008589356984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-19863944530875847732014-09-25T13:07:34.705-04:002014-09-25T13:07:34.705-04:00Great post, Sheria. Much to think about here.Great post, Sheria. Much to think about here.Lisa :-]https://www.blogger.com/profile/02237889098638895390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-17799199620483790452014-09-16T11:25:08.912-04:002014-09-16T11:25:08.912-04:00We pay violent and aggressive men millions to be v...We pay violent and aggressive men millions to be violent and aggressive and then we wonder why they are violent and aggressive.<br /><br />We watch with glee when men beat hell out of each other for no reason but money and the joy of winning through violence. <br /><br />I have to suspect that watching violence for entertainment, that idolizing violent people feeds our lack of empathy and our use of it in other things like smacking women and children around. I think we're a violent species and we need to tame it if we wish to be a successful species.<br /><br />Listening to this Peterson explaining that he was raised that way, it seems a familiar story. Kids who were beaten often need to think it did them good because otherwise they'd have to recognize that they were wrongly abused -- That their parents were bad parents that they were not loved or appreciated or even respected, and I guess that's hard to do, but when you beat your child you may be beating your grandchildren and your great grandchildren. When you beat your children you may be punishing them for the bad childhood you had and giving them the same fear and pain you suffered.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Capt. Fogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03093968390001879062noreply@blogger.com