there are instances here in West Virginia, where a child is becoming aware that if they go and voice their displeasure with the way things are at home, over a truly trivial matter, the counselors are all about "reporting" before they have their story straight. Don't get me wrong, I understand the state mandates, but GEESH, put that energy into giving them an education and quit worrying about trivial matters that they say are going on in the home. Reporting a parent to the authorities because a game console got taken away as a punishment is pure stupidity when you are being ignorant as to the REAL needs of the child. I, on the other hand, received physical discipline, and I am still here to tell about it. It never hurt me, and I grew up with a father who was very old school. Today I am thankful for that.