今天是个好日子，“国际不打小孩日”，你知道吗？

这个听起来有趣又陌生的节日源自美国。

1998年，美国一个反体罚组织—有效管教中心（Center For Effective Discipline）发起名为国际不打小孩日的活动，将每年的4月30日定为国际不打小孩日（International SpankOut Day），它的口号：请你试试看，至少在今天不要打小孩，或者你将会发现，今天过后的每一天，你都不需要打小孩了。

What is SpankOut Day?

“Raising Responsible (Good) Kids Without Hitting”

SpankOut Day USA was initiated in 1998 to give widespread attention to the need to end corporal punishment[2] of children and to promote non-violent ways of teaching children appropriate behavior.  EPOCH-USA (End Physical Punishment of Children) sponsors SpankOut Day USA on April 30th of each year. All parents, guardians, and caregivers are encouraged to refrain from hitting children on this day, and to seek alternative methods of discipline through programs available in community agencies, churches  and schools. EPOCH-USA is a program of the Center for Effective Discipline and part of an international effort to end corporal punishment of children through education and legal reform.

[0]spank [spæŋk]

to hit a child with the hand, usually several times on the bottom as a punishment （用手）打（小孩）的屁股

[1]corporal punishment：the physical punishment of people, especially by hitting them 体罚；肉刑

corporal：of or relating to the body 身体的，肉体的

In October 2000, a report of a national survey on child-rearing practices, “What Grown-Ups Understand about Child Development”, was released by CIVITAS, ZERO TO THREE and  BRIO Corporation. Three thousand American adults including one thousand sixty-six parents of children under six were surveyed.  Sixty-two percent of the respondents condoned spanking[0] as a regular form of punishment and thirty-seven percent of parents of young children said it is appropriate to spank children two and younger as a form of punishment. Child development research indicates that spanking children leads to detrimental[2] outcomes. There is a great need for educational programs that help parents and caregivers develop effective non-violent discipline alternatives. Sample programs are available from the EPOCH office.

[2]detrimental [ˌdɛtriˈmɛnt(ə)l]

causing harm or damage 危害，损害

These chemicals have a detrimental effect/impact on the environment.

这些化学品对环境有危害。

Here's what people say about SpankOut Day USA:

“We need to support SpankOut Day USA because non-violent discipline is the only way to model the kind of behavior we want our children to emulate[3], thus significantly reducing violence in our society”.  Barbara Nicholson, President of Attachment Parenting International, Nashville, TN

[3]emulate ['emjʊleɪt]

to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have 效仿，模仿；同…竞争，努力赶上

They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.

他们希望能够效仿其他软件公司的成功先例。

“We need to support SpankOut Day USA because spanking is an inappropriate method of discipline in a civilized society. Intimidation and fear are not effective teachers; knowledge and love are”.  Sherri D., Hillsboro, MO.

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LR想说，

这节日才设置一天，够吗