Do Westerners beat their kids?

I live in Morocco and I can say it is “normal” for most Arab parents to beat their kids if they do something wrong. Is it the case for Westerners?

Two generations ago, it was not seen as particularly bad - it was not uncommon, but not universal. One generation ago, it was not seen as acceptable, but people didn’t talk about it. Now, it’s illegal in many Western countries. It still happens of course, but parents can expect to suffer legal consequences if someone finds out. If someone sees or hears about it happening to a child, they might call the police or child protection services. Staff at schools and kindergartens are trained to look for signs of beatings, and will also usually intervene if they suspect violence in the home. Penalties can include at least temporary loss of custody of the child, or even jail.

*This is gonna get raw. Really raw. If you’re squeamish, go elsewhere now.*

*seriously, last warning.*

When I was a young child, I got dysentery. It was a very mild case, so I was never in any danger, but it did lead to a number of accidents. And it was so mild that aside from those accidents, I was completely asymptomatic. As luck would have it, I had just been given a super nintendo. My parents thought I was holding it in so long so I could keep playing that I was shitting myself (my parents aren’t brilliant people).

Then my parents heard that there was a virus going around that may cause dysentery symptoms. So off we went to the doctor. As I left, my dad said to me “if they don’t find that virus, I’m going to beat your butt and then throw that damn nintendo out the window.” I was terrified because it wouldn’t have been the first time.

When they got the test results back, they grumbled “You got lucky.”

“lucky?!” I had ****ing dysentery! People die from dysentery!

‘kay, who’s uncomfortable?

Fortunately (unfortunately, if you ask my dad), the days where you can do or even say that are LONG gone in the west.

PS - This is by a wide margin the least comfortable I’ve ever been answering a question.

Source: QUORA