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International article
LOCAL CONTACT: Name, contact information
INTERNATIONAL CONTACT:
Nadine Block, Executive Director, Center for Effective Discipline
http://www.stophitting.org, and email info@stophitting.org.
Sample media release
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN - APRIL 30th
People in all nations want their children to grow up without violence and to be free from harm. April 30th is a day dedicated to the right of children to be free from physical punishment and humiliation. Slapping, hitting with straps, pinching, and punching are examples of violence used against children by parents and caretakers throughout the world.
As parents, we may not realize that we are contributing to violence by our example of hitting children. Physical punishment puts children at risk for physical and psychological harm, tolerance of violence, anti-social behavior, and poorer adjustment in adulthood. Non-violent discipline helps children become caring, responsible, and self-disciplined adults.
SpankOut Day (or No-hitting Day, or No-smacking Day, or Day of Non-Violence Against Children) provides an opportunity for concerned organizations and individuals in all countries to speak out against physical punishment of children and to promote non-violent and effective discipline. On SpankOut Day, (or your title) April 30th, (local, national or international contact) calls on all parents to break the habit of hitting children and to seek out non-violent ways of dealing with children’s behavior through reading, talking with friends, and participating in community parenting programs. (add here what your organization is doing to end physical punishment of children).
"Hitting children is wrong and children are people too. This is a good day to begin to break the bad habit of hitting children", said (contact).
Local Contact: (your organization)
International Contact: Nadine Block, EPOCH-USA
http://www.stophitting.org
email: info@stophitting.org