I have two grown daughters Nikka and corporal punishment was used as necesary--more so on the bad seed Now is your definition of corporal punishment a hand to the clothed butt? Cause they got that a LOT. I don't consider that abuse when it's warrented and no amount of verbal or non-corporal punishment gets through to them. Now I'm not into the bdsm lifestyle as the be all, end all, 24/7 thing--rather just enjoy many facets of it. When dealing with my kids, I can say there never was a connection so would offer that bdsm is neither a factor for nor against abuse.

Originally posted by Jones, Nikka
I was reading the newest comments in the thread about abuse and bdsm and I wondered if people who engage in corporal punishment as a part of their D/s bdsm lifestyle are less likely to physically punish their children. I have no idea because all the people I know in the lifestyle are childless. Also, the consensus in that thread seems to be that abuse during childhood is not a determinating factor in becoming attracted to D/s bdsm. Could bdsm, however, be a factor in preventing abuse?