Hi there, thanks for joining us for the wrap up of this discussion on spanking in Michigan, what parent’s rights are, and what you’re allowed to do when it comes to discipline. So far in this series we’ve looked at what the law says about spanking your kids (you’re allowed to use “reasonable force”), what…

Welcome back and thanks for joining us for more on the subject of disciplining children in Michigan, and what methods the law says we are free to use. As we covered in the previous article, Michigan law does allow parents to spank their children. However, as Brandy Thompson, an experienced child abuse defense lawyer explains,…

This is a touchy subject, we know. People tend to feel very strongly about this, one way or another, and there’s very little middle ground. Couple that with the fact that we live in a time when parent’s rights are almost constantly being questioned, if not violated, and you have a subject people are really…

As parents living in this age of social media and phone cameras, you have to be extra careful of what you say and do in public. There’s always someone around whose more interested in getting hits on their YouTube channel, rather than helping a struggling parent. And because practically everyone has a cell phone with…

In the previous article we looked at what Michigan law had to say about spanking, as well as what recent research shows about the long term effects of physical discipline. For many people, despite what scientific studies reveal, they were raised by parents who spanked them and they believe it’s the best way to discipline…

Spanking is a hot button issue. Put ten people in a room and ask them to debate the issue of spanking, and chances are, within five minutes you’ll have an argument on your hands. Why? Because like abortion, politics, and religion, people feel very strongly about this particular subject, and they’ll fight to defend their…

  Working at a domestic abuse shelter is a very hard job. Although it tends to get glorified in the public eye as very rewarding work with lots of “warm and fuzzy” experiences, the truth is often much more harsh. Domestic abuse shelters are full of women who have come from violent homes and are…