Knitted_in_the_womb

In the interest of fairness, I will point out that this child did not die from being whipped, he died from being rolled tightly in a blanket. I assume he suffocated. The Pearls don't advocate this anywhere that I've ever read.

Now I do think their teaching creates an adversarial environment where this kind of thing is more likely to happen than in an environment where positive discipline is encouraged...

As for parents being "queasy" about hitting their kids...that certainly doesn't apply to me! There are times when it takes every ounce of self control that I have NOT to hit my kids. On the few occassions that I have hit them, I have been struck with instant remorse and guilt--not "queasiness."

Jenn