Is a smack and a spank the same thing?
New York writer Jillian Keenan believes we shouldn't spank kids because spanking is inherently sexual.
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Smacking Ban Cartoons and Comics - funny pictures from CartoonStock
What is it about a slap to the face that makes it more shameful than a punch? - Quora
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Smacking Your Children
Spank, Slap or Hit Your Kids? Your Parenting Style Could Cause Them Problems Later On - Sharecare
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Friends Back Home Judge Me for Not Spanking My Kids - The New York Times
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Canadian law that allows adults to spank and hit children
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Hitting Children Leads to Trauma, Not Better Behavior — Developmental Science
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A teacher's right to spank
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SMACK! Spanking Drawings and Illustrations (Erotic Art Classics Book 1) - Kindle edition by JONES and JONES, Karlin, Whitworth. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ .
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You Do Not Have the Right to Hit Your Child - Happiness is here
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These are the countries where spanking is illegal
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Spanking law protects parents, teachers but not kids, profs say