Gentle-Parented Child Sure Hits Pretty Hard

Collection of wooden toys mostly used as weapons

A twelve-year-old known for his powerful uppercuts and haymakers was in fact raised in a consequence-free home. But experts stopped short of attributing his devastating combos to ultra-permissive child-rearing. “Corporal punishment remains the most effective way to introduce a child to violence,” said MMA legend Troy Briggs. “But I can see how giving a …