Daily Talker: Disciplining With Dignity

Pope Francis' comments on spanking has a lot of parents talking today.

During his weekly remarks from the Vatican, Pope Francis says it OK to spank your children---as long as the child's dignity is maintained. The Pope said a good father is one who forgives but is able to "correct with firmness".

"One time, I heard a father in a meeting with married couples say 'I sometimes have to smack my children a bit, but never in the face so as to not humiliate them,'" Francis said.

"How beautiful! He knows the sense of dignity! He has to punish them but does it justly and moves on."

In the United States, parents can legally hit their child as long as the force is "reasonable." In 19 U.S. states, it's still legal for personnel in schools to practice "paddling."

Do you agree with the Pope's comments on spanking?

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