NAVIGATION   If any PDF page fails to open due to a pop-up blocker on your system, hold down the "Ctrl" button and click the link again. By Jordan Riak View/print "Plain Talk" as: 9-page PDF HTML Printer's spread PDF Read Comments by "Plain Talk" users. Plain Talk about Spanking in languages other than English (2003 EDITION) Spanish Finnish Hungarian Italian Greek Dutch French The Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children HTML | PDF | Screen Readable PDF By Tom Johnson,1994 (If this or any other PDF page fails to open due to a popup blocker on your system, hold down the "Ctrl" button and click the link again.) French Spanish It's time to toss the trash, By Jordan Riak, December 2010 Spanking/paddling and the roots of racism (PDF) 8.5 x 11, single side. The origin and true purpose of the paddle (PDF), By George Ryley Scott, William H. Grier, Price M. Cobbs 8.5 x 11, leaflet. The Power of Peace To order free copies of this 12-page booklet, call Psychealth Ltd. at (847) 864-4961. Changing Violence and Child Abuse: What Can You Do? By Dr. Madeleine Y. Gómez, 2004 (PDF tri-fold brochure) Cambiando La Violencia y Los Abusos Contra Los Niños: ¿Que Podemos Hacer?, Por la Dra. Madeleine Y. Gómez, 2004 (PDF tri-fold brochure) The Nonviolent Christian Parent: Raising Children with Love, Limits and Wisdom By Teresa Whitehurst, Ph.D., Debbie Haskins and Al Crowell, MFT, 2004 (If this page fails to open due to popup blocker on your system, hold down "Ctrl" button and click again.) For information on how to order single or multiple copies, click here. Spanish edition: Padres Cristianos y no violentos Corporal Punishment and Political Missions, By Alice Miller, April 2007. (Makes a trifold brochure using an 8.5" x 14" page printed on 2 sides.) For HTML, click here. People are not for hitting - And children are people too (PDF) A 29-page practical handbook for organizations and institutions published by Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children Joint Statement on Physical Punishment of Children and Youth COALITION: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Child Welfare League of Canada Family Service Canada Canadian Child Care Federation Canadian Institute of Child Health Canadian Public Health Association Canadian Association for Young Children (If this or any other PDF page fails to open due to a popup blocker on your system, hold down the "Ctrl" button and click the link again.) Why effective national child protection systems are needed Save the Children’s key recommendations in response to the UN Secretary General’s Study on Violence against Children, June 2006 Rights of the child Report of the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children, August 23, 2006 Child-spanking as Sexual Abuse, By Leila Holm, Child abuse researcher at Åbo Akademi University in Vasa, Finland, 2005 Swedish Spanking at School A one-page leaflet perfect for distribution at school board meetings in paddling districts. Fiction and Fact about Corporal Punishment in Schools By Jordan Riak Against Corporal Punishment – Moving Toward Constructive Child Discipline, UNESCO Publication, Executive Summary. 2005 HTML version   PDF version The worst of all bad habits (If this or any other PDF page fails to open due to a popup blocker on your system, hold down the "Ctrl" button and click the link again.) Photographs of schoolchildren's paddling-related injuries and an open letter to educators and education policymakers in paddling districts WARNING - These images may be deeply disturbing to some viewers. Do not open this page if children are present. Paddling: A Legacy of Slavery (PDF leaflet), Commentary by George Ryley Scott, John Locke, William Grier, M.D., Price M. Cobbs, M.D., and Quintilian. The child which has been whipped into obedience is a pitiful object (PDF leaflet), By George Ryley Scott, From The History of Corporal Punishment (1968) Pgs. 241-243 What Every Parent Should Know (11-page PDF), By Thomas Gordon (If this or any other PDF document fails to open due to a popup blocker on your system, press "Ctrl" and click again.) What Every Teacher Should Know (8-page PDF), By Thomas Gordon (If this or any other PDF document fails to open due to a popup blocker on your system, press "Ctrl" and click again.) Abuse in schools is out!    A check list of abusive treatment of schoolchildren and advice to parents HTML version   PDF version Health Risks to Children Associated With Forced Retention of Bodily Waste, A statement by healthcare professionals Corporal punishment exemption A form for use by parents/guardians of children who attend a school that permits corporal punishment