Then she extended the reward and punishment methods to children as well. Like most behaviorists, she would have parents control children by behavioral conditioning, as Pavlov did with his salivating dogs. We are all shocked by stories of child abuse. Here we're not talking about the horrid, life-threatening treatment. Parents, as a general rule, raise their children as they themselves were raised.
Violence is perpetuated by inflicting violence on children, who, in turn, punish their children.
This traditional domestic violence is perhaps the principal cause of the widespread violence we see today. We sow the seeds of the violence we reap. In Moyer's interview, Reno reveals the reason she is so vehemently in favor of punitive methods. This, in the midst of her sermon against violence. In a recent article Reno told how her mother would never allow the children to watch television.