Against Corporal Punishment
Many educators and parents still seem to think that paddling is a time-tested, valid educational tool that is well-suited to our times: indeed, 19 states permit corporal punishment of students in school. These groups, some founded by homeschoolers, are good resources for finding gentler ways of nurturing good behavior in children. —PF
www.nopunish.net
Norm Lee was an early homeschooling advocate and writer/practitioner about alternative energy, four-season gardening, and the back-to-the-land movement. He now operates this anti-corporal punishment site.
www.stophitting.com
The website for EPOCH USA: End Physical Punishment of Children.
www.parentinginjesusfootsteps.org
Parenting in Jesus' Footsteps has a nurturing, non-violent approach to living and learning with children.
www.childadvocate.org/
Information about the needs and rights of children operated by Laurie Couture, author Instead of Medicating and Punishing.
