Lessons from the cane

However much children may test our patience, spanking and caning will not resolve these problems. – TNS

Corporal punishment may have been the ‘norm’ in ages past, but is it an appropriate means of disciplining children in the 21st century?

Parenting practices have evolved through the years. In the Victorian era, children were dressed as miniature adults and treated as such. Disobedience was met with physical punishment. Children were expected to be seen and not heard.