Yes, asking the parents would be far more accurate.
everynametaken Send a noteboard - 06/01/2010 01:09:41 AM
and again, what would you have them do? Such studies are often reliant on interviews and it's just something you have to live with and take into account.
Ask the parents how they did it. At least they're old enough to remember.
Or even better: Longitudinal study, ask the parents once a year from the kids are born and then start asking both groups as the kids grow older. That might also give interesting data on the differences in what parents and children report.
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- 05/01/2010 08:20:35 AM
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I am a firm believer in physically reprimanding your kids if need be
- 05/01/2010 01:45:24 PM
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This is what I like to hear. Kids need to be knocked around a bit.
- 05/01/2010 01:46:25 PM
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YES! Beat their bad little asses with no shame! Viva la revolucion!
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- 05/01/2010 04:06:36 PM
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It's a pretty small study, but it's nice to see someone at least looking at the other side of things *NM*
- 05/01/2010 04:39:49 PM
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Those researchers should know better than to publish that. Children have no long-term memories of...
- 05/01/2010 05:06:21 PM
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I don't know. I mean, yes it could be better designed
- 05/01/2010 05:17:02 PM
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Interview studies are suspect in general.
- 05/01/2010 05:31:31 PM
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we can't really judge simply on what a newspaper reported.
- 05/01/2010 05:47:13 PM
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Better study:
- 05/01/2010 06:58:04 PM
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yes because a parent wouldn't lie about how they hit their kid.
- 05/01/2010 07:02:10 PM
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First, I am not outraged. Second, this study is pure junk because of what I said.
- 06/01/2010 01:16:04 AM
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Yes, asking the parents would be far more accurate.
- 06/01/2010 01:09:41 AM
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Re: Better study:
- 06/01/2010 03:16:03 PM
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Re: I want Camilla and Ben to come here and argue about this. And Tim's dad. <mourns> *NM*
- 06/01/2010 05:51:57 AM
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