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Originally Posted by BarefootBetsy
I think that hitting is an instinct as well - in the heat of the moment, at least. Babies demonstrate that instinct really early on. But that's an instinct that I rejected ultimately because of my research, but also because (when one isn't in the heat of the moment), it seems to be a wrong thing to do. At least, I've been taught my entire life that hitting others is wrong, so why should there be an exception only for parents to hit tiny little children?
Does that make any sense? I'm not sure if it does or not It did in my head before I typed it out!
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It's an instinct base on emotions of fear, anger, revenge, and self-protection. Not things I want to be basing my parenting on.