Afterward, hetold her he was sorry, he should not have ever hit. She understood,apologizing for the anguish she had caused. Parents have power. They should use it wisely. Infrequently thismight involve spanking a child, but a threat made with some convictioncan also work well enough.
Situations are different.
I don't think so. Well, maybe sometimes. Fern Kupfer is a novelist and writing professor at Iowa State University. She is a frequent contributor to Working Moms' Internet Refuge .