Stop hitting your kids. Love your little humans. They didn't ask to be here, and they're counting on you to help them navigate through life! 
 
Check out studies on spanking children <a href="https://news.utexas.edu/2016/04/25/risks-of-harm-from-spanking-confirmed-by-researchers/">here</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://news.umich.edu/spanking-has-similar-effects-on-kids-as-adverse-childhood-experiences/#:~:text=A%20new%20University%20of%20Michigan%20study%20adds%20spanking,effects%20on%20externalizing%20behavior%20problems%20in%20early%20childhood."> here</a>. 
Read more about <a href="https://medium.com/modern-parent/telling-your-kids-about-chill-city-d1850c32b8">"Chill City"</a> or more on my <a href="https://kthomasson.medium.com/people-still-spank-their-kids-b5d81ddaed27">thoughts about spanking</a>. 
 
Agree or disagree? Share your thoughts with me! Email me at ineedfriends@gmail.com or find me on Twitter @aladyhuman

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I Need Friends: A Podcast About Whatever. Sometimes serious, sometimes...not. I enjoy talking about all kinds of different things so topics will vary with each episode. Maybe you'll laugh, maybe you'll cry, perhaps you'll be infuriated. That's a risk you'll have to take, buddy. But with most episodes only around 30 minutes long, what's stopping you from having a listen? You think you'll like one of these other podcasts better? Unlikely. You gonna go hang out with people in real life? Mistake. All the friendship you need is waiting here for you.