On his radio show August 26 (third hour), Dennis Prager said: "I used to be opposed to it [smacking a kid]. I did not raise my kids with it. Over the course of time, watching children, talking to adults with different views, I have come to change my mind. I think the well-time, well-placed, loving but firm smack is a very good idea. The book of Proverbs says ‘Spoil the rod, spare the child.’ I’m prepared to differ with a Biblical verse but it turned out to be right. I don’t think you can reason with a four year-old, let alone a two-year old.<\/p>\n
"I speak to so many adults who were whacked as kids and tell me they were better for it. Callers have changed my mind throughout my career.<\/p>\n
"The thing that must be absent from such physical discipline is humiliation. That I do believe permanently injures a child. That’s a no-no — the humiliating of a child. It should always be done with the child closed.<\/p>\n
"The well-timed smack is eloquent with a three year old. ‘You just don’t that.’ Smack."<\/p>\n
Knowing the strong opposition to corporal punishment by Prager and his psychiatrist friend Dr. Stephen Marmer, I used to enjoy saying to them at Stephen S. Wise temple from 1994-1998, "I got smacked all the time and look at how I turned out."<\/p>\n
They always got wry smiles on their faces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On his radio show August 26 (third hour), Dennis Prager said: "I used to be opposed to it [smacking a kid]. I did not raise my kids with it. Over the course of time, watching children, talking to adults with … Continue reading