Punishment or Not: The Debate Goes On and On and On

I have a Google alert that lets me know any time my name or Positive Discipline is mentioned on the Internet. This morning I read a blog by James Rivera on Spanking, grounding, and yelling: Does old-fashioned discipline work?

            One thing that surprised me is the number of his readers who still believe in spanking.

At the end there was a quote by me, that I wasn’t very fond of, on how to deal with a misbehaving child.

Some children will push and push until they get a spanking and then settle down. They’ve been conditioned not to settle down or cooperate until they’re spanked. Instead, try holding a disobedient child firmly on your lap. No matter how much she struggles, don’t let go until she calms down or agrees to cooperate.

— Jane Nelsen, the Positive Discipline series