Spanking Your Future Child Research Paper

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Were you spanked as a child? And, are you happy with your parents' choices? Do you plan on spanking your future children? Why or why not?
Growing up as a child I was spanked a lot. Anytime I did something that my parents didn’t like I would get spanked. I believe I started getting spanked around first grade. I remember being very confused and scared when my parents would spank me. Even though they didn’t spank me that hard I always cried like someone just beat me up, which definitely wasn’t the case. Out of experience I know that as a child you are very sensitive and confused. I also know that children need a lot of attention in their first couple of years growing up .I wasn’t really happy with my parents spanking me because I believe that

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