I have three children and they are all completely different and must be treated different. I would give full permission to paddle my oldest and just let me know what he did. My second son I would want to be contacted before he was paddled. My daughter I would not let get paddled.
Excellent point. It should be a parental decision, not a blanket one size fits all type.
I just wish there was more parent involvement and parents really trying to understand their children.
Wouldn't that be nice. All we can control is our own involvement. We should all strive for that.