"The greatest terror a child can have is that he is not loved, and rejection is the hell he fears. I think everyone in the world to a large or small extent has felt rejection. And with rejection comes anger, and with anger some kind of crime in revenge for the rejection, and with the crime guilt -- and there is the story of mankind." John Steinbeck, East of Eden, 1952

"Despite frequent and loud screaming heard coming from the house, the neighbor said there was no indication of abuse." Contra Costa Times, September 4, 2008

Spankings do for a child's development what fistfights between spouses do for a marriage. Click here to read "Plain Talk about Spanking." Click here to see who uses "Plain Talk."

An Open Letter to President Obama From Children's Rights Advocates

1 Research Informed expert opinion about corporal punishment and related abuse

2 Advocacy and protest Legislation, resolutions, open letters, etc.

3 Flogging for God Abuse under the guise of religion

4 Violence toward children in the classroom

5 Violence toward children at home

6 North Carolina Disarming the paddlers

7 Spanking can be sexual abuse

8 Abuse in "boot camps" Suffering and death in pseudo-therapeutic training and correctional facilities for children and youth

9 Books and training materials for parents & educators

10 Links Favorite related Web sites

11 Rape as punishment

12 Witnesses, survivors and victims

13 Parenting wisely

14 Booklets & leaflets

15 Posters & stickers

16 The Law How it fails to protect children

17 Childhood origins of terrorism

18 Christians for nonviolent parenting

19 Criando niņos sin violencia Spanish language materials

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It's time to toss the trash! Click here for leaflet ILLUSTRATION: Jordan Riak

Read the Fourth Edition (2002) of this essential Alice Miller work in its entirety right here!