I was checking my Google alerts when I came across this article, I Don't Like Spanking My Kids, But I Do It Anyway. (She mentions her new full time nanny so it showed up in my mailbox. She’s not someone I would normally read.) The gist is all in the title; she doesn’t “like” to spank but she does out of what she sees as necessity. Now I am 100% against spanking. No exceptions. I don’t think hitting a child ever teaches them anything helpful. However I’m also a big supporter of … [Read more...]