Rodney So’oialo: Hitting a child makes you weak

July 24, 2009

In an article in this week’s NZ Women’s Weekly, All Black and Wellington Hurricanes captain Rodney So’oialo speaks out in support of positive parenting and the current Child Discipline Law.

Rodney says, “It isn’t necessary to physically discipline your children… Hitting a child doesn’t make you tough, it makes you weak.”

Read the entire article.  Thanks to Rodney and the NZ Women’s Weekly!

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