Do You Believe in Spanking Your Children?

Answer 1

i got spanked a lot when i was younger... hangers, belts, woodens spoons, slippers -- anything
i finished college, now working to help my family. i have a great relationship with my mom right now (no more spanking of course)

just because you spank your own child, doesn't mean he/she will grow up resenting you. although of course, you need to explain to the child that what he/she did was wrong and why you spanked her.

i think moderation is key -- not to spank too much, and not to be too linient. just enough for the child to learn from his/her mistakes.

you don't want the child to grow up abused, but you don't want him/her to grow up arrogant and spoiled.

Answer 2

I believe in spanking yes but not as punishment. The inflictin of pain is not a deterent or an adequate teaching tool. The spanking is for the gaining of the undivided attention of the child for teaching the importance of what was wrong with the behavior or action. Teaching is ineffective if the child is using selective listening or is not paying attention to instruction. I have found that when children focus their attention on information or instruction they learn very rapidly. Sometimes immediate attention is needed to teach while the thoughts of the event are at hand depending on the seriousness of the act or behavior not returning.

Answer 3

ABSOLUTELY NOT!! Spanking is ABUSE. It's laying your hand/hands on a child.

There are other ways of punishment that are more beneficial. Frankly, my children do chores when they've misbehaved.

5 children, ALL are either gifted & talented - or highly advanced. I have never spanked my children, and never intend to!

And not only that - my children are very easy going, for the most part well behaved children. We keep our lives so busy - they rarely have a chance to misbehave.

To all the parents out there - show your children that you love them. Guide them, not punish them for not being guided. Treat them with respect, as they are our future. When we are old or gone, all they'll have left is memories of us.

And not only that - children will remember the punishment, and rarely remember the bad deed. I don't think that there's anything that my children could ever do - that would require me to have such little respect for them, abuse them, and make them feel less of me. I'm not a pushover, definitely a strict parent. I keep rules, and a tidy home for the most part. I love my children, and when I am old, I know that they won't leave me alone to die in a nursing home.

Answer 4

Yes, I firmly believe in it. My parents spanked my brother and I. My fiance and his brother were spanked. Our parents were spanked by their parents and so on. Time outs don't work for my kids. Standing in the corner doesn't work. Taking toys away doesn't work. I never leave a mark on them and I always explain to them what they did wrong. I always give them a hug and kiss after wards and tell them that I love them. People need to realize that spanking is NOT the same as abuse!!! A swat on the butt is a hell of a lot different than beating a child.

Angela, spanking is abusive but smacking their hand isn't? lol

Answer 5

If you say NO to spanking then you are so blind to your surroundings. More and more people are stop spanking their children and as time has gone by the children have been misbehaving more. Kids weren't THIS bad 50 years ago!

Answer 6

i really dont spank as my first reaction... the spanking is lead up to. i start by talking, then a time out or i take something away spanking is a last resort in which i turn to i have honestly only spanked a few times.... i tend to think a ten minute period w/o toys or playing brings more of an impact.

Answer 7

No, not at all....
I think hitting a child is very wrong, it doesn't show them the right thing to do it only shows them to be violent. Thats how I see it, but it really depends on how a person sees "spanking" to some people it could be a little swat, to others it could be a heavy blow, but I dont think there is ever a good reason to hit a child. =)

Answer 8

I believe in spanking, but not beating children.

Answer 9

Only if they are about to hurt themselves more than the spank. For example, they're about to touch a burning stove. You gotta spank them to make sure they don't do it ever again. I'd rather have a kid take a spanking on the hand than have burns on it.

Answer 10

Yes. The BIBLE says if you spare the rod, then you'll spoil the child. It's exactly what the youth in our society needs today!!! If there were a lot more spanking when needed, then there wouldn't be as many disobedient children in the country today!!!

Answer 11

I never learned anything from being spanked except to duck. There are many other effective discipline methods to try before I resort to spanking.