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Article: How far is too far when disciplining a child? (Children).
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- Jet
- Article date:
- October 14, 2002
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Lil' Bebe is workin' your last nerve! You're shopping at an electronic store, and just turned your head for a second when--this child--topples a stack of DVD players after you've said, "don't touch this" or "don't touch that" and "that's not yours" for the umpteenth time ... now, marinating in a slow boil of anger--with just a dash of impatience and embarrassment thrown in--you've got the recipe to whip up a good ole' fashioned butt whuppin.' Just like the ones you got when you were growing up.
But, just before you grab lil' Bebe and "correct" that errant behavior, you think about the recent ruckus made about public displays of parental discipline, and you ...