Ending whupping requires culturally-specific, not generic, parenting programs
Evidence
The path forward, as Patton and the broader literature articulate it, requires three moves. First: historical truth-telling — naming the slave-system origin of the practice. Second: community-level engagement within the Black church — the institution with the greatest operational reach in African-American family life. Third: evidence-based positive-parenting alternatives adapted for the specific cultural-community context of African-American families — not generic “white liberal” parenting programs but culturally-responsive programs developed by and for Black communities. — , The Rod and the Child, 5190
Categorization
- XREF: The rejection of generic ‘white liberal’ programs parallels anti-noise advocacy’s rejection of generic solutions that don’t fit community listening contexts. — connects to: Evidence-based parenting programs can be stripped down for resource-poor settings — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 7176; Validated parenting programs exclude physical punishment in every form — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 7190