One of the things they teach in college research classes is that you cannot use yourself as a yardstick: you aren't a big enough database. Sounds to me as if you are avoiding your own feelings of guilt, explaining why it was okay to do what you did. Hey, we are all only human, and we make mistakes.
That said, a well-researched book has a lot more weight behind it than a personal opinion.
RE: What Reading "For Your Own Good" Taught me About Violent Parenting (Part 1)
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I was in no way avoiding feeling of guilt. As my child was still young, I found other means of correcting the behavior, because I learned it had more impact than a few swats. and I did feel guilty for bringing pain, even if it happened only a few times. But that doesn't mean I was hitting because of what I went through. I just feel like people need an excuse to blame reactions on anything. I also know of someone who grew up abused, and they never put a hand on their child.
If I knew then what I know now, on other means of helping them get control behavior, I would have done things different.
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