The worst, not the best
Baron Baker of Dorking, former Cabinet minister, Lulu, singer Larry Holmes, former boxer, Roseanne Barr, comedy actress, Kate Capshaw, actress, Adam Ant singer Ian Wright, TV personality and former footballer, Dwight Yorke, former footballer, “BRING up town child in the direction you wish them to grow”, says a parental Victorian guide.
Schools and parents were much harsher then and to spare the rod was to spare the child.
Every parent wants their child to be a good, honest member of society, so does a gentle smack to let the child know it is using behaviour not acceptable?
The pressure on kids to be a success in society, do well at school and avoid all the pitfalls of modern living is having a heavy toll on children’s mental health so any corporal punishment has to weigh all these factors up.
No two kids are the same – some easy, some difficult to bring up – every effort should be made to understand the child, and just smacking the child because the parents see red is wrong.
Parenting is far more difficult than before.
The majority of those who cast their vote elected to remain and ‘won’ the ballot.
This would suggest that despite the burgeoning university population nation- IT seems Paul Routledge seeks to minimise the effects of mental illness in today’s society by his remarks in the Examiner (1/11/17).
“Keep calm and carry on” is NOT the best medicine for people with mental illness, it is the WORST!
One in four deaths of men between the ages of 18 and 45 are death by suicide and the statistics for women are catching up too, because they are trying to “keep calm and carry on”.
We lost our daughter, aged just 42, to suicide just over two years ago, so have first hand experience of the problems around mental illness and one of the biggest problems is the stigma that surrounds it.
I applaud Theresa May, Princes William and Harry for bringing this issue out in the open and encouraging people to talk, which is the best medicine, along with the “brain laxatives” Paul Routledge talks about. Susan Ainley
Golcar