The Hitting Stops Here

What is the impact on a child who is hit or humiliated in class?

Potentially:

• Low self esteem
• Weakened capacity to relate to others
• Lost interest in coming to school
• Reduced interest in achievement and studies
• Lost trust in authority
• Built up anger and sadness
• Learns to hit and humiliate

What is the long term impact on our society of teaching children that hitting is the way to discipline the very young?

Potentially:

• Domestic violence
• Street violence
• Schoolyard bullies
• Educational failure or mediocrity
• Poor communication skills at work and marriage
• Resentment of authority
• Adults that do not feel part of society

These impacts are well documented by hundreds of expert sociologists, psychologists, and parents.

Yet, Corporal punishment remains legal in 21 states in the United States!

Hitting Stops Here offers:

Programs for Teachers to learn non-violent discipline techniques and effective communication for action that works with students and co-workers.

In the program teachers also get to have a first-hand experience of the effects of abusive communication and hitting.

Starting a project in your school is easy and fun. Each of us must be the one who says:
THE HITTING STOPS HERE!!!

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