Overall, there was a large generational shift in which the second generation of parents was much less likely to spank than their own parents.

总体上看，有一个很大的一代人的转变，与自己的父母相比，第二代父母更不可能打屁股。

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The proportion who said it is "sometimes O.K. to spank a child" had fallen to 72%, though most researchers believe the actual incidence of it is higher.

同意“有时候打孩子屁股是可以的”的人占的比例下降到72%，虽然大多数研究者认为，实际上体罚事件发生的更频繁了。

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Holden's recordings provide rich context for what causes a parent to spank.

霍登的录音为父母为何使用体罚提供了背景。

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When I had to spank the stuffed animals for being bad, I became the mean teacher.

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Still, 26% of parents "often" or "sometimes" spank their 19-to-35-month-old children, according to a 2004 study in the journal Pediatrics, which analyzed survey data collected by the federal government from 2, 068 parents of young children.

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