I am a firm believer in spanking a child and or disipling. what do you think about disiplining a child?

Answer 1

I believe in spanking too...not beating...but spanking. I was spanked as a child and turned out fine. I think I have a greater respect for my parents because of it. There is nothing wrong with disiplining a child. I find too many children these days have no respect for their parents becuase they dont disiplin them. Spanking a child isnt teaching them hitting is right...its teaching them that their actions have consequences. I didnt grow up hitting and beating people because I was spanked. I grew up thinking before I act which is not wrong to teach a child. My husband believes the same thing I do. He was spanked as a child as well. I think most of us were.

Answer 2

Discipline means teaching a child right from wrong. The best way to discipline is by example and natural consequences. Ie, go outside without asking, your not allowed outside for the rest of the week. Getting spanked or beaten isn't a natural consequence. Taking away priviledges is far more effective. Spanking only pisses them off, embarrasses them and confuses them. Plus, when that stops working what are going to do? Spank harder? Spank longer? I think spanking is a cop out.

Answer 3

I discipline my daughter in many ways, spanking being one of them. At a certain age children do not understand what you are trying to tell them in words! Some cases a physical punishment is the only way to get your point across. I also agree that there is a huge difference between discipline and straight out beating your child. I was the reciever of some spankings when I was little and I turned out fine. I don't beat my child, swear in front of her and I have a healthy respect for my parents..... oh, and I have a degree in Early Childhood Education.

Answer 4

I say, the child gets out of line, whip that butt.

The saying is "Spare the rod, spoil the child." Look at these shows, Super Nanny, Nanny 911, and all of that other crap. Why do parents find it necessary to call others to help them discipline their own children. If you start while they're young, it'll be easier. I got whippings, spanking is an understatement. Did that scar me as I grew up? NO. Did it do anything emotionally or psychologically damaging? H^%$ NO! I graduated from college, got an incredible wife, and we are living greatly.

The Bible says "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he gets older he will not depart from it."

I respected my parents, and it will pay off, I believe.

Answer 5

Children absolutely must be disciplined. The question is whether spanking is the way to do it.

If you are going to spank, the first rule is never to spank out of anger or as an expression of anger.

If you follow this I don't see a problem with spanking. It didn't hurt me and I don't think it fomented an epidemic of violence. However depending on where you live it is very much out of favor and if done in public can get you in trouble really quick. Even if the kid blabs to a teacher about it, you could probably get in trouble.

Answer 6

Violence begets violence. You are teaching the child that hitting is the answer to solving a problem.

Spanking is not an effective form of discipline, even though some people may think it is.

Spanking can lead to anger and resentment and can cause children to lose trust in their parents. Spanking teaches that hitting others is okay. In the long run, spanking makes children's behaviour worse, not better.

Answer 7

Depending on there age, and what they did wrong ' yes' spanking can get our message across. But, my husband and I use many different way to approach this issue. If our daughter is yelling at us, we wait until she done, and we get down to her level and we simple ask her to stop, if she doesn't she goes in time out. Our daughter is 2yrs old, and to spank a 2yr old is just going to scare them, and no its not a good thing. They must know that they can come to us at anytime and know that Mom & Dad mean saftey & love.
My point is, is that, by the time a child has done something wrong and has gotten spankt for it, they have compleatly forgot what the did in the first place!

Answer 8

I will spank my child but I won't let it get to the point where there is a mark on my child. I usually put them in time out but my kids are only 1 and 2

Answer 9

I think that discipline is a very important part of a childs upbringing! Spanking is not abuse unless it is done in pure anger and intended to hurt the child, not teach the child. Leaving marks is not ok, but showing a child the error of their ways is necessary to produce a well rounded child!

Answer 10

a pop on the butt never hurts once in a while. Mostly spanking teaches a child about pain. A good compromise is to take away privleges and making sure the child knows why it is being done.gl