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<\/p>\nDid your parents ever slap you as a kid? The American Academy of Pediatrics has concluded that the practice of spanking children as a form of discipline is both harmful and unproductive. However, some parents continue to stand by it.<\/p>\n
One of those parents is Kelly Clarkson, who recently defended her choice in a radio interview.<\/p>\n
Kelly admitted that she \u201cis not above spanking\u201d as a form of discipline and that she had two children, River Rose, 8, and Remy, 6.She clarified, \u201cI don\u2019t mean hitting her hard.\u201dI only intend to spank you lightly. She didn\u2019t find anything wrong with it growing up because it was a part of her upbringing.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMy parents spanked me, I did fine in life and I feel fine about it.\u201d Kelly, who grew up in Texas, said. \u201cI\u2019m from the South, y\u2019all, so we get spankings. My mom would call the principal if I ever ended up in the principal\u2019s office and give permission for her to spank me\u2026I\u2019m a well-rounded individual with a lot of character, so I think it\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to being a talented singer, songwriter, author, and TV personality, Clarkson was recently honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n
The American Idol contestant acknowledged that her approach to parenting is divisive and that it is challenging for her to reprimand her kids in public.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a tricky thing, when you\u2019re out in public, because then people are like\u2013they think that\u2019s wrong or something, but I find nothing wrong with a spanking,\u201d she said. \u201cI do believe in spanking, so you might catch me spanking my child at the zoo.\u201d<\/p>\n
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But she also lets her kids know in advance.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Hi, I\u2019m going to spank you on your bottom if you don\u2019t stop right now, this is ridiculous,\u2019 and honestly it\u2019s really helped. She doesn\u2019t do that kind of stuff as often.\u201d<\/p>\n
Do you agree with Kelly Clarkson\u2019s approach to child discipline? Or do you believe that parents should be free to discipline their children however they see fit?<\/p>\n