with their children out of love and that interference was a wrong thing to do.
Another reason parents use physical punishment comes from the background of religion and culture. Dr. James Dobson is perhaps the most popular author of child rearing books and literature with a biblical background. He believes and clearly states that, "Corporal punishment in the hands of a loving parent is an act of love". His beliefs are based on the Bible, "Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with a rod, he shall not die" (Proverbs 23:13). Perhaps physical punishment is too deeply ro
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