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Activities for Faith Communities

SpankOut Day USA April 30th. Here are some ideas for observances in faith communities.

1. Submit an article for the church bulletin (Contact info@stophitting.org for an example).
2. Put positive parenting information from organizations in your community and from the Center for Effective Discipline on a table at the back of the place of worship. Copyright free material is available on this website.
3. Host a discussion group on positive discipline or provide a workshop for parents.
4. Distribute positive parenting and no spanking information brochures to teachers in church preschools and elementary schools. Copyright free material is available on this website.
5. Have your faith community adopt a resolution calling for an end to all corporal punishment of children. See the United Methodist Church resolutions at http://www.stophitting.com/religion/unitedmethodist.php.