Dear Greg: My Spouse Thinks Spanking is Okay and I Do Not (podcast)
Greg offers thoughts on how spanking plants a seed of redemptive violence and offers ideas for resolving differences of opinion between spouses.
Episode 507
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Tags: Parenting, Violence
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