Many parents today perceive a tension between “strict” and “loving.” They think you can be either strict or loving but not both.
This is so true. In the foster care system ALL spanking is considered abusive. Also foster parents hands are tied in many other ways too and so children get away with a lot of behaviors and this only makes the children worse. It’s so sad to see this in foster care when the foster parents many times love the children more than the kid’s parents love the children.
