“Rod” news - Creative Correction!

From: The Lawrences

Date: 07/11/06 07:47:48

To: rodlist

Subject: “Rod” news - Creative Correction!

Dear Friends,

Last year someone on our activist list urged me to look into the book

“Creative Correction” by Lisa Whelchel. I finally did, and it’s

horrific. She believes in frequent spankings, slapping, and hot-saucing,

especially before age 5. She also “gets creative” by suggesting such

punishments as tying children to each other or putting them in

handcuffs, and making them walk on dog poop. She doesn’t believe in

discussion, only immediate compliance to her commands, which are

sometimes very absurd or cruel. Such as not allowing bathroom visits.

Please write a one-star review!! You can read excerpts from the book,

and write a review from this webpage:

http://www.stoptherod.net/creativecorrection.html

Remember, your review doesn’t have to be long or perfect, just some of

your thoughts. Thank you for speaking out against this brutal book!!

Susan Lawrence

http://stoptherod.net

http://parentinginjesusfootsteps.org

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OTHER NEWS

Please call House Speaker DiMasi and urge him to do all he can to stop

“aversives” at 617-722-2500 There is still time for Massachusetts to do

something to end these painful punishments of mentally disabled kids…

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Developmental psychologist Kurt Fischer, director of Harvard

University’s Mind, Brain and Education program, and colleagues published

a study that tracked 440 children and adolescents over seven years to

determine what causes children to become aggressive and violent. They

found that violence in the home, including physical punishment such as

spanking, was the strongest predictor of aggression in children.