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Posted on March 12, 2026

Smacking Children: Why Fear Doesn’t Teach What Love Can

Smacking Children: Why Fear Doesn’t Teach What Love Can.alt

Understanding childhood trauma, behaviour, and why connection works better than punishment For many years, smacking children was widely accepted as normal discipline. Many adults still say the same phrase: “I was smacked and it never did me any harm.” I used to say that too. But when I began doing my own healing work later …

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