CORPORAL PUNISHMENT RESOURCES
These are Corporal Punishment Resources
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ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
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"A motive never has been made clear, although the boy told investigators he kept a tally of spankings. ... The boy's attorney, Ron Wood, said [the boy] made a choice that day between killing himself or killing the two men."
10-Year-Old Arizona Boy Sentenced in Fatal Shooting
Associated Press, January 14, 2010.
Alice Miller Library
A collection of articles, reports, and opinions written by Alice Miller.
Corporal Punishment in Schools
Policy Statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics, August 2000
Corporal Punishment in Schools
A Position Paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, Journal of Adolescent Health 2003. [PDF]
Discipline or Abuse?
Chicago Tribune, April 1, 2001
Discipline Methods
Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics, offering a general overview of violence-free discipline methods.
Discipline and Young Children
Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics, age-appropriate,
violence-free discipline.
Paddling Still An Option For Martinsville Schools
Hoosier Times, June 17, 2001
Pennsylvania Schools May Ban Paddling
The Associated Press, May 19, 2002
Questions about No Greater Joy ministry grow - child 'training' manual linked to murder of 7 yr old
Online discussion that includes links to multiple stories about the No Greater Joy ministry, February 26, 2010
Study Links Spanking to Aggression
The Associated Press, June 25, 2002
COMMENTARY and OPINION
An Open Letter to Politicians From Alice Miller
by Alice Miller, February 2000
Breaking the Hickory Stick
New York Times Opinion, May 7, 2001
"Every Smack is a Humiliation"
A Manifesto by Alice Miller
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
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Center for Effective Discipline
155 W. Main Street, Suite 1603
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 221-8829
www.stophitting.com
Non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating corporal punishment of children in school and at home.
The National Center for the Study of Corporal Punishment and Alternatives
253 Ritter Annex
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone: (215) 204-6091
www.temple.edu/education/ncscpa/ncscpa.html
Research and advocacy for alternatives to physically and emotionally abusive school discipline.
Never Hit a Child
60 Longlea Court
Little Rock, AR 72212
www.neverhitachild.org
Tennesseans for Nonviolent School Discipline
P.O. Box 120156
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: (931) 484-0103
www.forkidsake.org
