Booklets, leaflets, flyers

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  1. By Jordan Riak
    View/print "Plain Talk" as:
    1. 9-page PDF
    2. HTML
    3. Printer's spread PDF
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  2. Plain Talk about Spanking in languages other than English (2003 EDITION)

  3. The Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children HTML | PDF | Screen Readable PDF
    By Tom Johnson,1994
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  4. Powerful Parenting, By Al Crowell, 2013

  5. It's time to toss the trash, By Jordan Riak, December 2010

  6. Spanking/paddling and the roots of racism (PDF)
    8.5 x 11, single side.

  7. The origin and true purpose of the paddle (PDF), By George Ryley Scott, William H. Grier, Price M. Cobbs
    8.5 x 11, leaflet.

  8. The Power of Peace To order free copies of this 12-page booklet, call Psychealth Ltd. at (847) 864-4961.

  9. Changing Violence and Child Abuse: What Can You Do? By Dr. Madeleine Y. Gómez, 2004 (PDF tri-fold brochure)

  10. Cambiando La Violencia y Los Abusos Contra Los Niños: ¿Que Podemos Hacer?, Por la Dra. Madeleine Y. Gómez, 2004 (PDF tri-fold brochure)


  11. 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

  12. 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.

  13. 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

  14. 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
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  15. 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

  16. Rights of the child
    Report of the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children, August 23, 2006

  17. Child-spanking as Sexual Abuse, By Leila Holm, Child abuse researcher at Åbo Akademi University in Vasa, Finland, 2005

  18. Spanking at School A one-page leaflet perfect for distribution at school board meetings in paddling districts.

  19. Fiction and Fact about Corporal Punishment in Schools By Jordan Riak

  20. Against Corporal Punishment – Moving Toward Constructive Child Discipline, UNESCO Publication, Executive Summary. 2005 HTML version   PDF version

  21. 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.

  22. 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.

  23. 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

  24. What Every Parent Should Know (11-page PDF), By Thomas Gordon
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  25. What Every Teacher Should Know (8-page PDF), By Thomas Gordon
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  26. Abuse in schools is out!    A check list of abusive treatment of schoolchildren and advice to parents
    HTML version   PDF version

  27. Health Risks to Children Associated With Forced Retention of Bodily Waste, A statement by healthcare professionals

  28. Corporal punishment exemption
    A form for use by parents/guardians of children who attend a school that permits corporal punishment

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