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Fox & Friends Backs Spanking and ‘Eff Around and Find Out’ Over Gentle Parenting

Hosts warned child-led methods undermine parental authority, citing potential New York City legal risks.

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Overview

  • Lawrence Jones urged parents to resort to spanking after showcasing TikTok clips of children misbehaving, framing physical discipline as more effective than gentle parenting.
  • Ainsley Earhardt warned that spanking in New York City could trigger child protective services investigations, advising that any corporal punishment should be administered at home to avoid external intervention.
  • Family physician Dr. Leonard Sachs dismissed child-led decision-making as a flawed parenting strategy, emphasizing the need for adults to maintain control.
  • The hosts introduced a growing 'eff around and find out' trend as a successor to gentle parenting, with Jones expressing support by planning to get a themed T-shirt.
  • The segment delivers a broader conservative challenge to empathy-driven parenting philosophies and highlights how legal boundaries influence discipline choices.