Four years after he was and suspended by the NFL, admitted that he still disciplines his kids using physical forms of punishment.Speaking with Master Tesfatsion of Bleacher Report, Peterson said that He also didn't entirely rule out using a switch when he disciplines his kids. While he said that he sometimes uses other forms of punishment like taking away their electronic devices, placing them in timeout, and
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