Government, Parental Rights, and medical treatment

 

A few weeks ago in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, a judge made an amazing ruling in favor of a child of First Nation (also called aboriginal Canadian – what we used to call Indian) parents. 

 

“Amazing,” because Justice G.B. Edward decided that the family’s rights trumped the wishes of McMasters Children's Hospital.

Should kids be spanked?

Different kids need different discipline.

James@menwithpens.com

 

In the interests of full disclosure, I must preface this by saying that I failed miserably as a father. If you don’t believe me, ask my daughter. If you can find her.

Spanking is back in the news. A Tulane University study published Monday says that spanking toddlers resulted in their behaving more aggressively toward other children as they grew. The study claims that, even adjusting for other factors, such as parental neglect, depressed moms, and differences in innate aggression, children who were spanked were more likely to bully or hit their fellow kindergartners, and were destructive and disobedient.