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Some Kids Are Never Spanked – Do They Turn Out Better?

Some Kids Are Never Spanked – Do They Turn Out Better? Po Bronson For decades, research on spanking was challenged by the lack of a control group to compare against – almost all kids (90+%) had been spanked at least once, at some time in their early lives. New research shows that now up to […]

Time Out Targeted as Next Taboo of Parenting

MEDIA RELEASE 17 January 2010 Time Out Targeted as Next Taboo of Parenting Family First NZ says that ‘time out’ is now being labeled as harmful to children based on flawed ideology and without any research to back up the claims, as was the case with the smacking debate. “Last week, an Australian parenting expert […]

Reviewing the Anti-smacking law

Reformation Testimony The criminalisation of New Zealand parents who discipline their children biblically: Or who will you obey, God or man? New Zealand has a new law which makes the corporal punishment of children a crime. This includes smacking them with a wooden spoon or strap. The government has commissioned two reports, both of which […]

BIG NEWS Report: Barnardos asks kids about smacking, and lies about the research”… Why? In order to promote their VoteYes Campaign?

Barnardos have been interviewing New Zealand children by phone to see what they think about getting smacked. The question they asked: Do you think that adults who are taken to court for hitting a child should be let off if they say they were disciplining the child?” ……. The kids had to push 1 if they […]

Thousands to get lessons in parenting

Why do you think we have these out of control 0-7 year olds? http://www.stuff.co.nz/4767641a11.html Thousands to get lessons in parenting By LANE NICHOLS – The Dominion Post | Friday, 21 November 2008 A Government scheme that sends parents of violent or misbehaving children to parenting courses is to expand to up to 15,000 more families. Officials […]

Pastor charged with felony for spanking son

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=79008 Pastor charged with felony for spanking son Teacher calls social services on father after he paddles child for lying Posted: October 25, 2008 1:00 am Eastern © 2008 WorldNetDaily A Wisconsin pastor has been charged with felony physical abuse of a child after he spanked his 12-year-old son for lying and a teacher notified social services. […]

Home discipline still a hot topic

Home discipline still a hot topic 4:00AM Saturday Oct 25, 2008 By Carroll du Chateau The debate has yet to die down. Photo / BOP Times Election ’08: Party policies in detail The Smacking Debate What the parties say about the smacking law In a year when the morals and ethics of our political parties […]

FI424- Referendum will be held

22 August – Family Integrity #424 — Referendum will be held Referendum to be held on smacking The Dominion Post | Friday, 22 August 2008 http://www.stuff.co.nz/4665501a6160.html Opponents of the anti-smacking law change are celebrating after collecting enough signatures to force a referendum. Kiwi Party leader and petition organiser Larry Baldock said today that the petition […]

Man to face trial over alleged ‘ear flicking’

This is what someone said on an email discussion group: ‘So this is what it has come down to – a father charged with assault for flicking his kid’s ear! Meanwhile no-one is held responsible for the deaths of the Kahui twins. Is this the sort of country we want New Zealand to be? http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10528277&ref=rss […]

Comments from Ruby Harrold-Claesson on Deborah Coddington: Violence so ingrained

A lot of what Deborah Coddington has written in her article (see below) is completely irrelevant. Deborah Coddington, Sue Bradford and the other ideologically, politically correct advocates brains are so twisted that they can’t see the difference between violence and discipline. They portray good as evil, but they are the ones spreading evil in our […]