Directory of Corporal Punishment Resources

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Sites arguing for or against allowing corporal punishment for children, which is defined as disciplining children by means of physically smacking or hitting, with hands or with objects.

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• Corporal Punishment Resources

  http://www.vachss.com/help_text/corporal_punishment.html
  Directory of articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help for and information about corporal punishment and physical punishment of children issues.

• Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children

  http://www.endcorporalpunishment.org/
  Multinational initiative by children's rights advocates to end corporal punishment of children across the world. Background, supporters, legal basis, global progress and other information.

• Is Corporal Punishment Degrading?

  http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/robert_ingersoll/corporal_punishment.html
  Essay against flogging, written by Robert Green Ingersoll, in reply to the Dean of St. Paul's Contribution to the North American Review for Dec., 1891.

• Parenting in Jesus' Footsteps

  http://parentinginjesusfootsteps.org/
  Asserts that corporal punishment of children is wrong, and is contrary to the teachings of Jesus. Includes resources on gentle parenting and an online petition condemning corporal punishment of children.

• Project NoSpank - Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education

  http://nospank.net/
  Articles, essays, cartoons, posters, and other materials about the prevalence and adverse effects of spanking, flogging, and other forms of punishment that are deemed to be abusive.

• Repeal 43 Committee

  http://www.repeal43.org/
  Advocates repealing section 43 of Criminal Code Canada, which allows corporal punishment of children by parents and teachers. Includes information about supporters, research, law, politics, and FAQs.

• Tennesseans for Nonviolent School Discipline

  http://www.forkidsake.org/
  Member organization seeking to have corporal punishment removed from public schools. Articles about the adverse effects of paddling, and a list of state school systems that do not allow corporal punishment.

• World Corporal Punishment Research

  http://www.corpun.com/
  Factual documentation on official corporal punishment in schools, prisons and institutions and as a judicial penalty around the world. Many links and archived reports and even some humor.

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