Includes bibliographical references.

A family conversation -- "A love whupping": reflections on the Adrian Peterson and "Baltimore mom" controversies -- Extending the master's lash: the historical roots of Whupping children in black communities -- Would Jesus whup a child? Black clergy on what sparing the rod really means -- "You always were a black queen, mama": how black boys who are whupped by their mothers grow up to mistreat other black women -- "Talk to the wood or go to the 'hood": the campaign to end paddling in Southern schools -- "I'll bust you in the head till the white meat shows!": Why black comedians joke about whuppings -- "Don't be a fast girl": how hitting your daughter can trigger early puberty -- The parent-to-prison pipeline: how Wisconsin's first Black district attorney connected hitting children to criminal justice outcomes -- Sparing the rod: testimonies of black parents who stopped hitting or never whupped.