We can thank Dr. Spock for this bit of lunacy! And Dr. Spock, himself, has admitted that he was wrong.
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him. Proverbs 13:24
You will never get that proverb heard in any public school in Mass. They are being brainwashed at an early age. My son is in 2nd grade and I had a teacher conference where his work was shown to me. One essay was on "What I would do if I were President." - 1st response "Never send soldiers to war". He didn't get that one from me...
Proverbs is old and outdated. Generations of experience mean nothing becuase people have changed and we are all more compassionate and gentle and oh so much smarter now. Anything written before 1960 will be burned. /sarc