I saw a thread post today.

A parent said he couldn’t control himself, so he hit his child and “it worked.” 😢 Hundreds of people agreed and they shared how they hit their kids too.

It breaks my heart 💔

Hitting a child is not discipline.

It’s VIOLENCE. It's ABUSE.

If that’s what we’re teaching… what are we really raising?

👉🏻It's okay to hurt someone when you’re upset.

👉🏻Love comes with pain.

👉🏻Grown-ups can break boundaries just because they’re bigger.

Please 🙏🏻 if you ever feel like hitting your child, pause.

Walk away. Take a breath.

And if you really need to hit something, hit a pillow, hit the wall. Hit yourself.

But don’t hit your child.

Durrant, J., & Ensom, R. (2012). Physical punishment of children: lessons from 20 years of research. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 184(12), 1373–1377. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.101314