Question for the Parents on TrekBBS

[Deckerd]

Get a room you two.

 

[iguana_tonante]

We'll have a subset in parameter space, thank you.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

My son was spanked constantly by his mother and (more often) her boyfriend. He is almost 6 and has some serious aggression issues. I got custody of him about a month ago, and while I haven't spanked him at all, every time I raise my voice he runs away like he's afraid I'm going to beat him.

This breaks my heart. I'm so glad he is with you now.

Have I ever mentioned that I am a statisticophile? Because you made me kind of aroused with this.

^Did you see the P value of the first study I cited?

Get a room you two.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Do you have evidence to substantiate that claim? Or is it just what you think you're seeing?


Because there is actual evidence showing the opposite:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20385647

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17874924

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=to-spank-or-not-to-spank

My son was spanked constantly by his mother and (more often) her boyfriend. He is almost 6 and has some serious aggression issues. I got custody of him about a month ago, and while I haven't spanked him at all, every time I raise my voice he runs away like he's afraid I'm going to beat him.

Jesus, that's horrible. I'm so sorry you have to go through that. I hope that he starts to feel safer and more comfortable now that he's in a non-violent home. I hate to say good luck, I'd rather say good work, because it sounds like you're doing the right thing for him.

I'm doing my best! Obviously, it's an ongoing effort. I do think he will get better over time, though, with some help.

RM's son is a real cutie, too.

Good thing he can't read this or he'd get a big head!

My son was spanked constantly by his mother and (more often) her boyfriend. He is almost 6 and has some serious aggression issues. I got custody of him about a month ago, and while I haven't spanked him at all, every time I raise my voice he runs away like he's afraid I'm going to beat him.

This breaks my heart. I'm so glad he is with you now.

Me too. Thank you.