Corporal Punishment as an Obstacle to Developmental Assets and In Support of Children – Co-Authored with Karen A. Polonko, 2014

This invited presentation (POWER POINT) in Arlington Virginia for teachers and administrators was part of a SEARCH INSTITUTE program on Developmental Assets. The presentation describes how corporal punishment interferes with developmental assets making ‘children’s work’ more difficult even when supports are present. It also discusses IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN a student group at Old Dominion University founder in the early 1990’s by Dr. Karen Polonko and her students. The group’s motto is “It’s NEVER ok to HIT A CHILD”!!