I do think indeed every physical punishment, however “mild” or “reasonable”, is child abuse
I think this claim is a bit problematic…
moral claim masquerading as factual via reification of moral categories (there is no objective fact of the matter about whether something is or is not child abuse)
supporting a deontological claim with consequentialist evidence of harm that (presumably) arises from only a subset the more extreme violations
never physically punishing children is a much less defensible, less persuasive position than doing so in a limited set of circumstances
I think this claim is a bit problematic…
moral claim masquerading as factual via reification of moral categories (there is no objective fact of the matter about whether something is or is not child abuse)
supporting a deontological claim with consequentialist evidence of harm that (presumably) arises from only a subset the more extreme violations
never physically punishing children is a much less defensible, less persuasive position than doing so in a limited set of circumstances