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a source for links to other "non-spanking" parts of the internet, related to an adult behavior which has declared itself many things other than beneficial for children; that is, spanking children, corporal punishment, and concerning not spanking children, non spanking alternatives to spanking children, effective non-punitive parenting and positive parenting

Battered men: almost 40% of domestic violence victims each year. Help for male victims of domestic violence, men's stories, research findings, articles, gender polarization in domestic violence, international developments, links.

Project NoSpank is the Web presence of Parents and Teachers against Violence in Education, PTAVE, a nonprofit organization advocating for the fundamental right of all children to grow and learn in environments that are without violence and for their legal protection against assault and battery by anyone.

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