
Originally Posted by
fixedgeargirl
My favorite parenting resource is motherindotcom discussions. On the Gentle Discipline thread you can find lots of people agoninzing over this same thing (my friend hits her kids, what can I say?). It's terrible that this little girl is going through this. Hitting teaches fear and distrust of the one person in the world who is supposed to unconditionally protect this child. If you can be the one to broach this subject with her you will be doing this little girl a favor that will last her a lifetime.