Alright, I think I have just about heard it all at this point.
On my Twitter page, I follow a magazine/website titled 'Parenting'. Their tweet recently suggested that there is a study out stating that ..."New study shows that spanking may increase your child's odds of developing mental illness."
Are you kidding me? Yes, I am going to vent, rant and rave on this one.
As a child, I was not spanked but, when I became an adult, I was diagnosed with a "mental illness". And, low-and-behold, it started when I was a child around the age of 7. SEVEN! Now, tell me, how could this be true in the study?
Also, my children have not been spanked. My son has Autism and A.D.H.D; my daughter has A.D.H.D and Borderline Personality Disorder; and to top it off, my husband (who was raised with a "Norman Rockwell" upbringing) was never spanked has Bipolar Disease, Social Phobia, Anxiety and suffering from "foot-in-butt" syndrome (my own thing).
Apparently, society has not learned anything yet. Everyone is trying to find an excuse to not punish the child for wrong doings. I don't see the harm in swatting an out of control child's butt every blue moon if something serious is done wrong. Here is another thing that people are going to start singing "child abuse" for. Also, why is society trying to "blame" an action for things that are chemically; MEDICALLY uncontrollable to prevent?
Most mental "illnesses" are medically proven. They are either inherited or just born that way. The brain has different chemicals in it to allow the human body to function at all different levels. If these chemicals are not equal or where they are suppose to be, a person may be diagnosed with a condition. Then, at that point, with the help of a doctor, they begin medications to help control the chemical imbalances and sometimes therapy. It's kinda like a pool: If there is not enough of one chemical, then the "balance" of the bacteria and such in the water goes all crazy and then makes is not safe to swim in. Too much of anything is a bad thing in my book. And, I think that rule follows with the chemicals and hormones in our bodies.
And, why is the imbalance of nature labeled as an "illness"? I'm NOT sick. I am not contagious either. Just because you are near someone doesn't mean you are going to catch the "crazies".
Here are links to different dictionaries that define the word "Illness":
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/illness
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/illness
http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/illness
Personally, I believe in using the term "Mental Disorder(s)" A good definition of this term can be found at:
http://www.dsm5.org/ProposedRevisions/Pages/proposedrevision.aspx?rid=465
I don't know about anyone else, but classifying a broad range of individuals based on their childhood upbringing is incorrect. On another note, I know of individuals who have been spanked as children and do not have anything wrong with their heads.
In my eyes, this is just another way for society to label more people and point the finger of blame onto someone else besides looking in the mirrors themselves.
On my Twitter page, I follow a magazine/website titled 'Parenting'. Their tweet recently suggested that there is a study out stating that ..."New study shows that spanking may increase your child's odds of developing mental illness."
Are you kidding me? Yes, I am going to vent, rant and rave on this one.
As a child, I was not spanked but, when I became an adult, I was diagnosed with a "mental illness". And, low-and-behold, it started when I was a child around the age of 7. SEVEN! Now, tell me, how could this be true in the study?
Also, my children have not been spanked. My son has Autism and A.D.H.D; my daughter has A.D.H.D and Borderline Personality Disorder; and to top it off, my husband (who was raised with a "Norman Rockwell" upbringing) was never spanked has Bipolar Disease, Social Phobia, Anxiety and suffering from "foot-in-butt" syndrome (my own thing).
Apparently, society has not learned anything yet. Everyone is trying to find an excuse to not punish the child for wrong doings. I don't see the harm in swatting an out of control child's butt every blue moon if something serious is done wrong. Here is another thing that people are going to start singing "child abuse" for. Also, why is society trying to "blame" an action for things that are chemically; MEDICALLY uncontrollable to prevent?
Most mental "illnesses" are medically proven. They are either inherited or just born that way. The brain has different chemicals in it to allow the human body to function at all different levels. If these chemicals are not equal or where they are suppose to be, a person may be diagnosed with a condition. Then, at that point, with the help of a doctor, they begin medications to help control the chemical imbalances and sometimes therapy. It's kinda like a pool: If there is not enough of one chemical, then the "balance" of the bacteria and such in the water goes all crazy and then makes is not safe to swim in. Too much of anything is a bad thing in my book. And, I think that rule follows with the chemicals and hormones in our bodies.
And, why is the imbalance of nature labeled as an "illness"? I'm NOT sick. I am not contagious either. Just because you are near someone doesn't mean you are going to catch the "crazies".
Here are links to different dictionaries that define the word "Illness":
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/illness
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/illness
http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/illness
Personally, I believe in using the term "Mental Disorder(s)" A good definition of this term can be found at:
http://www.dsm5.org/ProposedRevisions/Pages/proposedrevision.aspx?rid=465
I don't know about anyone else, but classifying a broad range of individuals based on their childhood upbringing is incorrect. On another note, I know of individuals who have been spanked as children and do not have anything wrong with their heads.
In my eyes, this is just another way for society to label more people and point the finger of blame onto someone else besides looking in the mirrors themselves.