Topic: Corporal Punishment
Voices: Beating a child bloody is not 'cultural'
September 22, 2014 ·
I was at a local park with my biological father in the Washington Heights neighborhood of upper Manhattan, where we lived. He’d given me instructions to stay within a specific area, where he could see me while he played ball. But I didn’t listen.
Read More...When is punishment child abuse? #tellusatoday
September 22, 2014 ·
As a pediatrician, I am required to report child abuse, or any reasonable suspicion of child abuse, and failure to do so would be a crime. But the cases are not always black and white. Human beings are making these judgments so they will never be perfect (“Whippings part of Adrian Peterson’s childhood”).
Read More...NFL star Adrian Peterson arrested for child abuse
September 17, 2014 ·
13 September 2014 Last updated at 09:07 Adrian Peterson’s attorney said his client regretted the incident and insisted he was a loving father An American football player has been arrested in Texas for allegedly hitting his young child with a tree branch. Adrian Peterson, who plays for NFL side Minnesota Vikings, turned himself in to the authorities […]
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