would you ever spank your child?..?

Question

are there any moments where you absolutely should spank them? like if a 6 year old broke something after being warned...

dont you think that needs more than a "lil talk"...
i dont mean a beating but a spanking..

Answer 1

Please! Apply the board of education to the seat of knowledge. The child will be much better off for it and you as a parent will have a lot less stress. I've worked with kids for several years (between the ages of 4 and 6) and I can tell which kids are spanked on a regular basis and which are not. Lay down the law and when it's broken spank them. Don't take stuff away, that just builds resentment. Spank them and get it over with--don't drag out a punishment.

Answer 2

My kids are 8 & 7. The only time I have ever spanked them is if they've done something dangerous or something extreme where they knew it was really wrong. For instance when they were 2-3 and would run in the street or something like that I would pop there butt. The last time my daughter got a spanking was when she was swinging on the gate and broke it after being told numerous times not to. They always get plenty of warnings. Definetely a last resort and never a angry reaction to anything.

Answer 3

There is a difference between discipline and abuse. I believe a spanking is due at times. It's not a regular thing in my home and i have never spanked when I am angry. Example is My twins are three and they have tantrums I swat them on there rear a couple of times and it comes to a end. I have three older children and since they were 6 I haven't had to spank them. I believe in raising my children to have respect, honesty, and morals. I lived down south and they have strict punishments but I can say that there were some very respectful good kids. To each there own, I know my kids will be functioning members of society and not running amuck with kids that have no respect. I can say I was spanked growing up and when I was I can say I HAD IT COMING!!! I don't think it was wrong and don't carry a chip on my shoulder like I said when I started this there is a big difference between abuse and discipline.

Answer 4

When my 2 year old decided she could put wood in our woodburning stove by herself, I spanked her. When she decided at 4 that she could go across the road to visit the neighbors by herself, without telling anyone, and while I was in the bathroom, I spanked her. Was that right? Different people say different things. I don't advocate child abuse, though my husband's neice and nephew could be the poster-children for birth-control, I was spanked as a child. I don't think I would be the person I am today without having learned (more than my share) of hard lessons. I think that at six you could try other methods first (who knows, maybe you have). Try taking something of hers that she values for a week. When you return it, let her know that what she broke, isn't returnable. Just a suggestion.

Answer 5

By the age of six, they should know better, but that's a hard call. If your mad, you might just jump to a spanking. The best there would be to tell them why your upset with what they did & how it affects you or whomever the items belonged to, then put them in a timeout. That way they learn a lesson from it, not just being shoved aside to do it again. Don't get me wrong though, I would spank if the time called for it.

Answer 6

Definitely.

Just the threat of being spanked was enough for me as a child. I only ever got spanked once and I had told my dad to F**K off at the age of 4. I believe I deserved it, and I never did it again.

Answer 7

I like other methods of discipline better, like taking away something they want/like or time out, grownding, making them do extra chores etc.
All kids are different and some of those previously mentioned punishments work better than others. Just depends on the kiddo.
Spanking is looking down on it seems now a days.
If you do decide to spank I woudl hope you don't do it in the heat of the moment when you are just highly pissed they didn't listen.
But a 6 year old is old enough to learn from these other ways of discplining that I have already mentioned and in my opinion would be the better route.

Answer 8

Every child is different. I do child abuse investigations , and I still absolutely believe in spanking ( not beatings) . If that is effective w/ your child then that is the method you should use until they are too old for spankings. Although , spankings are most effective immediately after the negative behavior. GOOD LUCK!

Answer 9

I even do not have any little ones yet. that is maximum actually accessible for little ones to illustrate out wonderful with out spanking, as i became raised with out spanking and that i have self belief that i particularly might want to've been more advantageous effective at circumstances yet when mum and dad use different approaches and save on with by skill of their young ones will finally end up wonderful and spanking is okay too if the figure explains why. i'm no longer effective about my view on spanking, i'm definetly adverse to beating like with a belt or board and that i have not heard of doing that with an extension twine. i'm no longer effective i will spank mine when I have them, i will probable do pops on the hand for touching the range yet no longer genuine spankings.

Answer 10

No, no I wouldn't.

I truly don't believe in a punishment form of learning for young children or in animals. I've seen the benefits of a reward based system when it's done well and can't imagine a time when I would feel it necessary to spank a child.

Typically a spanking, even with good intentions, is done because of your very own anger, not because you are trying to teach your child something.

I wish you the best of luck in whatever decision you make.

Love as always,

Sebastian