"The greatest terror a child can have is that he is not loved, and rejection is the hell he fears. I think everyone in the world to a large or small extent has felt rejection. And with rejection comes anger, and with anger some kind of crime in revenge for the rejection, and with the crime guilt -- and there is the story of mankind." John Steinbeck, East of Eden, 1952

"Despite frequent and loud screaming heard coming from the house, the neighbor said there was no indication of abuse." Contra Costa Times, September 4, 2008

By Jordan Riak

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Six Memorable Quotes, From Haim G. Ginott (1922–1973) Dangerous Product Injures Children: Consumer Product Safety Commission looks at child safety with one eye shut WARNING - These images may be deeply disturbing to some viewers. Do not open this page if children are present. Click here for article. Time to padlock paddle peddlers! A call for action from Susan Lawrence, September 25, 2007 Positive Discipline — Combating defiance with love, By Rachel Lowry, Deseret News, July 31, 2012 Hitting someone is never right By John Ostwald, The Record, July 29, 2012 Presbyterian Church Rejects Spanking , By Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 5, 2012 Dealing with Domestic Violence: Cure or Cover-up?, By Jordan Riak, June 7, 2012 Nashville trying to reduce domestic violence, By The Associated Press, The Daily Herald, May 21, 2012 Finland: Corporal punishment fades into history, Yle Uutiset, May 16, 2012 Irreparable Harm, By Erin Mathews, Salina Journal, April 29, 2012 Noted child advocate underscores historical roots of ‘whoopings', By Lu Ann Franklin, Times Correspondent, nwitimes.com, April 28, 2012 Abuse Remembered, Abuse Relived, Letter to PTAVE from Singapore, January 22, 2012 Summit planned to improve child protection, By Associated Press, Bowling Green Daily News, January 1, 2012 Sacramento's 'girl with a hundred scars' files claim for damages, By Marjie Lundstrom, mlundstrom@sacbee.com, Sacramento Bee, December 19, 2011 Judge William Adams Caught Beating Daughter on Video, International Business Times — US, November 2, 2011 Girl spanked to death in the name of God, By Gary Tuchman, "Anderson Copper 360," CNN, August 15, 2011 Girl, 2, Dies after Spanking, SOURCE: www.myfoxaustin.com, May 27, 2011 Spanking is the second mistake, By Leslie Cabarga, Ventura County Online, April 7, 2011 Editorial: Time to end corporal punishment, By John M. Crisp, Scripps Howard News Service, March 21, 2011 Court ruling isn't a green light for parents to whack kids, By Star-Ledger Editorial Board, Star-Ledger, February 3, 2011 East Texas Woman Faces Three Felony Counts In Horrific Child Abuse Case, John Nova Lomax, Houston Press, November 4, 2010 CHANGE IS HAPPENING, By Norm Lee, PARENTING WITHOUT PUNISHING, October 2010 Tunisian law bans spanking of children, By AFP, The Sydney Morning Herald, July 22, 2010 Police: Dead toddler had signs of trauma, By Ashley Kelly, Newport News, July 21, 2010 Soon, beating your child could land you in jail, By Himanshi Dhawan, TNN, The Times of India, July 16, 2010 Brazil president seeks legal ban on smacking, BBC, July 15, 2010 Brazil Government Wants to Ban Corporal Punishment of Kids, Latin American Herald Tribune, July 14, 2010 Spankings can turn easily into abuse, By Greg Segan, Amarillo.com, July 6, 2010 Police: Man tortured 4-year-old to death for wetting his pants, By Jason Kessler, CNN, April 15, 2010 Spanking children can lead to aggressive behavior: study, AFP, April 13, 2010 Another Reason Not to Spank: Raising a Bully, By Psych Central News Editor, Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D, April 12, 2010 MARYLAND SENATE BILL 689, By: Senators Raskin and Madaleno, Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2010, Domestic Violence – Reasonable Corporal Punishment – Limitations. To spank or not to spank: What does Texas law say?, Reported by: Jaie Avila, woaitv.com , February 13, 2010 Mother Accused Of Shaking, Killing Baby. Police Say 21-Year-Old Shook Boy Because He Was Crying, News4Jax.com, January 21, 2010 How punishment can affect health, By Jordan Riak, June 2009 Holcomb found guilty, By Tammie Toler, Daily Telegraph, April 23, 2009 Letter to Mom, By S.R., January 31, 2009 Britain mulling ban on spanking, UPI.com, October 7, 2008 Spare the Rod: Why you shouldn't hit your kids, By Alan E. Kazdin, Slate, September 24, 2008 Time to plug spanking loophole, By Judy Arnall, The Calgary Herald, June 27, 2008 ENDANGERMENT ALLEGATIONS: Parents face murder charge; 4-year-old died during 17 hours left in SUV. Parents face murder charge, By Brian Haynes, Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 26, 2008 Trial set to begin today for Evansville man accused of beating 7-year-old boy, By Kate Braser, Evansville Courier and Press, June 30, 2008 Snohomish boy beaten, allegedly over poor grades, By Jackson Holtz, Herald Writer, Heraldnet.com, June 21, 2008 Parenting: The line between punishment and abuse, By Melanie Barwick, PhD., C.Psych. CBC News, June 20, 2008 DFCS Official Pleads Guilty to Child Cruelty, Posted By: Tracey Christensen, 11Alive.com, June 18, 2008 Stabbing provokes questions of abuse, By Rhiannon Meyers, The Daily News, June 8, 2008 What do I do?, A letter from Amber, June 7, 2008 Paedophile begs to be castrated, Eastbourn Today, March 5, 2008 Orlando-area father arrested on 350 counts of sexual abuse, By Susan Jacobson, Sentinel Staff Writer, Orlando Sentinel, March 3, 2008 Spanking Kids Increases Risk of Sexual Problems as Adults, New Research Shows, By Murray Straus, University of New Hampshire, February 28, 2008 Spanking Kids Causes Sexual Problems, By MedHeadlines, February 29, 2008 Spanking may lead to sexual deviancy in years of maturity, Front page / Science, SOURCE: http://english.pravda.ru/news/, February 28, 2008 The whip, the paddle, the hickory switch, Presentation, Feb. 23, 2008, Black History Month Celebration, San Mateo Public Library, by Jordan Riak UK: Campaign to ban smacking, By Patrick Wintour, political editor (editor@societyguardian.co.uk), The Guardian, February 15 2008 Husband Arrested After 'Spanking' of 5-Year-Old, By Jacqueline Ortiz, (JacquelineOrtiz@woai.com), www.woai.com, February 19, 2008 They let it die -- Deadline kills “anti-spanking” bill in state assembly, California Catholic Daily, February 7, 2008 Welts, not welfare: Boss's protective maneuvers send a message that undermines DFCS mission — children's safety, By Maureen Downey, AJC.com (Atlantic Journal-Constitution,) January 29, 2008 Florida mother arrested for allegedly beating her 10-month-old son, KAUZ 6 News, January 21, 2008 Murder Case Tests Limits on Parents’ Right to Hit, By Andy Newman and Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times, January 20, 2008 DC Mayor Fenty Fires 6 Child Welfare Workers In Girls' Deaths -- Four Children Had Not Been Seen for Months, By Petula Dvorak and David Nakamura, Washington Post Staff Writers, Washington Post, January 15, 2008 NEW ZEALAND: Smacking prosecution fears misplaced, Children's Rights Information Network (CRIN), December 21, 2007 SPAIN: Parents banned from smacking children, Reporting by Ben Harding; Editing by Ibon Villelabeitia, Reuters, December 20, 2007 CHILE: The Minister of Justice of the Government of Chile announces the prohibition of physical punishment as a method of correction for children, Children's Rights Information Network (CRIN), December 18, 2007 Spanking creates new, worse problems, By Armin Brott, McClatchy-Tribune News Service, November 7, 2007 DCF to investigate belt-spanking dad, (Florida) EmeraldCoast.com, September 25, 2007 Give kids a hiding, MPs told, news24.com, September 18, 2007 Girl Hit In Face With Belt Buckle, Mid-South child abuse investigation, myeyewitnessnews.com, August 15, 2007 Boy whose mother is accused died of repeated injuries, doctor says, By Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer, San Francisco Chronicle, August 10, 2007 Child abuse alarm, By Mary Papadakis, Herald Sun (Melbourne), July 8, 2007 Montigny wants DSS investigated in city child abuse case, By Brian Boyd, staff writer, Standard Times, July 7, 2007 Woman Dies 16 Years After Beating Victim Fell Into Coma at Age Seven After Father's Brutal Attack, AOL News, July 4, 2007 Punches killed boy, says doctor, By Brendan Roberts, Herald-Sun, June 16, 2007 Judge says mom can stand trial; Accused of abusing her 2 children, By Kelly Soderlund, Journal Gazette, May 26, 2007 Belinda's story: As told by her mother, April 2007 Church instructs parents: Spanking is God's will, By John Geluardi and Kim Wetzel, Contra Costa Times, April 26, 2007 Deadly discipline - Vicksburg mother beat 5-year-old to death because he couldn't count to 20, By staff and wire reports, The Clarion Ledger, November 18, 2006 A Klansman's stepdaughter recalls his "discipline" By Lisa Crawford, SOURCE: Cynara Jane: weblog entry (August 6, 2006) www.xanga.com/CynaraJane 'He kept on hitting me' -- Sam Malone's domestic violence trial starts By Sharon Coolidge, Enquirer Staff Writer, The Cincinnati Enquirer, January 24, 2006 Three Girls and Their Dolls, By Jordan Riak, November 2003 Child Marriage: An issue whose time has come, Compiled By Tom Johnson, November 10, 2003 Lombard man gets 13 years for beating teen By Stacy St. Clair, North County Times (Chicago), March 27, 2003 Burning Son's Hand Gets Dad $100 Fine, By Stuart Pfeifer and Jennifer Mena, Times staff writers, Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2002 Evil parents tortured Chevy, New York Post, April 23, 2007 Girl died after parents hit her 160 times, court told, By Kirsten Scharnberg and Eric Ferkenhoff, Tribune staff reporters, Tribune staff reporter Rudolph Bush contributed to this report, Chicago Tribune, November 14, 2001 8-year-old girl dies after whipping and "boot camp" treatment, By David Doege, Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee), February 16, 2000 Old-fashioned 'whupping' gets backing By Christopher Quinn, (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, February 15, 1999 Electrical Shock Punishment for Kids, Jail for Dad , USA TODAY, July 15, 1996 Jury determines spanking of son was not excessive By Michael P. Rellahan, Daily Local News,(West Chester, Pa.), January 5, 1996 This page is under construction. More articles will be listed here soon.

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