Selma Fraiberg - Whenever reality reinforces a child's fantasied dangers, the child will hav

Whenever reality reinforces a child's fantasied dangers, the child will have more difficulty in overcoming them...So, while parents may not regard a spanking as a physical attack or an assault on a child's body, the child may regard it as such, and experience it as a confirmation of his fears that grown-ups under certain circumstances can really hurt you.

- Selma Fraiberg

topic: Hurt, Children, Reality, Spanking