During the Holocaust, a scholar wanted to understand why some non-Jewish families harbored Jews vs. others who cooperated with Nazis & turned in neighbors.
The common denominator?
The families who helped/harbored Jews had a childhood where discipline was done WITHOUT violence.
The common denominator?
The families who helped/harbored Jews had a childhood where discipline was done WITHOUT violence.
People who were abused to “obey authority” were far MORE likely to submit to authoritarians in power. Those that weren't traumatized actually followed their conscience and helped protect others, risking their own lives to save others in peril.
In his book "The Holocaust Lessons," David A. Cooperson talks about these findings and compassionate parenting.
amazon.com/Holocaust-Comp…
amazon.com/Holocaust-Comp…
Countless scientific studies have shown that corporal punishment is not only ineffective, it actually results in, “higher aggression rates” and “higher defiance of adults. ”pbs.org/newshour/show/…
The piece linked above also goes on to cite a neurological study that found, victims of corporal punishment “had lower brain matter in the part of the brain associated with self-control.”
We can't call our country "developed" if corporal punishment is still legal (which it is).
We can't call our country "developed" if corporal punishment is still legal (which it is).
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