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According to the Washington Post, "'Hot saucing,' or 'hot tongue,' has roots in Southern culture Cheap Chris Stewart Hoodie , according to some advocates of the controversial disciplinary method, but it has spread throughout the country. Nobody keeps track of how many parents do it, but most uding pediatricians, psychologists and child welfare professionals, [are]... familiar with it."


An associated method of inflicting pain on children is the force feeding of hot-peppers. Two child psychologists reported that this "can result in anaphylaxis or cause significant burns and damage to developing tissues in the mouth, esophagus Cheap Eric Staal Hoodie , intestinal walls, stomach, and colon." More info on "hot-saucing" "Hot Saucing" has been promoted on some Internet sites, in Today's Christian Woman magazine and in a Focus on the Family book. Focus on the Family is a Fundamentalist Christian agency located in Colorado Springs, CO.