I strongly agree with this author: Spanking and Child Development: We Know Enough Now To Stop Hitting Our Children[1]<p>&gt; Spanking remains a common, if controversial, childrearing practice in the United States. In this article, I pair mounting research indicating that spanking is both ineffective and harmful with professional and human rights opinions disavowing the practice. I conclude that spanking is a form of violence against children that should no longer be a part of American childrearing.<p>My stance is consistent with the recommendations of the American Psychological Association [2] and the American Academy of Pediatrics [3].<p>The issue is can we have a discussion about it without unfriending each other on Facebook building protective bubbles.<p>[1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC3768154&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC3768154&#x2F;</a><p>[2]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.apa.org&#x2F;about&#x2F;policy&#x2F;corporal-punishment.aspx" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.apa.org&#x2F;about&#x2F;policy&#x2F;corporal-punishment.aspx</a><p>[3]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.healthychildren.org&#x2F;English&#x2F;family-life&#x2F;family-dynamics&#x2F;communication-discipline&#x2F;Pages&#x2F;Where-We-Stand-Spanking.aspx" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.healthychildren.org&#x2F;English&#x2F;family-life&#x2F;family-d...</a>