Blame Congress and lawmakers. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has not been ratified yet, except for the optional protocol on sexual exploitation. Otherwise, lawmakers are aloof to the issue of children's rights. Many want to ban it, but find there are other issues that need to be dealt with first.
First, let's see universal healthcare expanded, and universal daycare vouchers being implemented. Certain things have to happen before spanking can be banned, based on the history of the development of countries.
We are a Christian nation, meaning the Christian community basically takes up the whole country. Most parents get their parenting advice from the Bible, and the Bible, when understood at the lowest contextual level, is a completely pro-child, anti-spanking document, hence anti-spanking attitudes do fit with our culture. We just have to understand as Americans that we are constantly evolving in our values by learning new things about our values as a country. Where do these values come from? The Bible - even if you are an atheist, the Bible is why you behave civilly and decently.
Ultimately, lawmakers are to blame. Too much on their plate, meaning they don't see the importance of children's rights legislation apart from sexual purity norms. The change will probably be gradual, not sudden, meaning we will keep passing laws here in Pennsylvania restricting what is physical abuse, until all of it is banned, and by then, we will be ready.
But really, it's 2022, and it is okay to strike your child? Gimme a break. Parents today are way more entitled than they were in biblical times.
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