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The Case Against Spanking
Irwin A. Hyman
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Description for The Case Against Spanking
Paperback. Hitting children produces angry and violent teenagers and adults, the author argues in this book. The text encourages readers to understand the difference between abuse and discipline, and the long-range effects of corporal punishment. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
This book offers parents and teachers constructive methods of discipline, useful for everyday situations. It documents the long-term negative effects of spanking?how it brutalizes kids and creates violent adults. Irwin Hyman, an expert in the field of home and school discipline, explains in a passionate and compelling style why spanking or hitting children is abusive, destructive, and counterproductive. He then gives common sense advice on alternative forms of discipline, which help to raise happy and emotionally stable children.
This book offers parents and teachers constructive methods of discipline, useful for everyday situations. It documents the long-term negative effects of spanking?how it brutalizes kids and creates violent adults. Irwin Hyman, an expert in the field of home and school discipline, explains in a passionate and compelling style why spanking or hitting children is abusive, destructive, and counterproductive. He then gives common sense advice on alternative forms of discipline, which help to raise happy and emotionally stable children.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787903428
SKU
V9780787903428
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Ref
99-50
About Irwin A. Hyman
IRWIN A. HYMAN is director of the National Center for the Study of Corporal Punishment and Alternatives in the Schools and professor of school psychology at Temple University. He has made numerous appearance on national television shows such as Oprah, Good Morning American and the Today show.
Reviews for The Case Against Spanking
?A `must-read' book about the spanking controversy that should beof interest to parents, parent educators, and mental healthprofessionals.?
Charles E. Schaefer, coauthor of How to Talk toYour Kids About Really Important Things "A good addition to most public library parentingcollections." "In this informative text, Hyman shores up his passion forchildren's rights with logic and ... Read more
Charles E. Schaefer, coauthor of How to Talk toYour Kids About Really Important Things "A good addition to most public library parentingcollections." "In this informative text, Hyman shores up his passion forchildren's rights with logic and ... Read more