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UNITED STATES, April 14, 2003: SpankOut Day USA was initiated in 1998 to give widespread attention to the need to end corporal punishment of children and to promote nonviolent ways of teaching children appropriate behavior. EPOCH-USA (End Physical Punishment Of CHildren) sponsors SpankOut Day USA on April 30th of each year. All parents, guardians, teachers and caregivers are encouraged to refrain from hitting children at least on this day, and to seek alternative methods of discipline through programs available in community agencies, churches and schools.



The website provides a “SpankOut tool kit” consisting of sample letters to local newspapers, radio public service announcements, down-to-earth guidelines on how to raise a well-behaved child without hitting and ten reasons for not hitting a child. Kindly log on to “source” above for practical suggestions and worldwide resources on how to teach children appropriate behavior without hitting.

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