is it ok to spank your children? Have you ever been spanked?

Answer 1

Yes, I was spanked. My husband was spanked. We take priveledges away and give them extra chores instead of spanking our own children.

Answer 2

There is a big difference in a spanking and a beating. If your doing it in the heat of the moment with no control over you anger then you should not spank. However I have worked with a LOT of kids and know that time out and taking away toys don't effect some children and spanking is the only way to get their attention. It's not a fun thing to do to your child and it will probably hurt you more then the child. I have been spanked.

Answer 3

If it's spanking and not beating and as a last resort it can be effective. Some children just don't respond to bribing, bargaining, and deprivation. A LITTLE shock value goes a long way. If you over use it, it might be abuse. You just have to have a good sense as to where to draw the line. Don't spank while you are angry, is a good rule.
Yes, I was spanked on a handful of occasions as a child and it got my attention. It hurt my feelings more than my butt. I felt very humiliated by it and sorry for my dad who had to do it because he made it clear he was at a loss as to what else to do. I didn't want to let him down again, so it drove a hard lesson home to me. My mother never spanked. She would make me wait until my father got home. The anticipation of it worried me all day. It was probably worse than the actual spanking.

Answer 4

One of the biggest problems in this country today is parents who dont discipline their kids and in the long run the children have no respect for anyone much less their own parents and its a disgrace.

In the Bible God says " Spare the rod and spoil the child" what He is saying is this " if you dont discipline the child then you will be raising a brat who will have no respect for anyone or anything"

A spanking in its own sense is not a beating as some might think...... beating is if you leave marks or otherwise on the child, but a mere spanking is NOT abuse if done properly......a brief swat on the behind isnt gonna hurt the child and will let them know their behavior isnt tolerated. Back in my day and the day of my parents and even my grandparents there was spanking and none of us turned out to badly and certianly we werent abused.

Time outs are effective for the younger children from ages 3 to about the age of 5 then they are hard to get to sit down and things.......I find that taking a toy or privilege away works very good too......such as no telephone for so long because it works with the 11 year I watch......you would think it was killing her to not be able to talk to her friends on the phone for a week....I mean she sees them in school every day but take away the phone and its aweful.... at any rate it seems to work well.

Answer 5

I think spanking and its affects are different for each situation/child. I was spanked growing up and it worked very well as discipline. It did not make me fear my parents, it made me realize that I was wrong. There are some children though that are more sensitive, percieve things differently, and could not handle being spanked so other forms of punishment are necessary.

Answer 6

I am a firm believer in spanking even though I rarely have to do it. Yes, I was spanked as a child. Just make sure you know the difference between discipline and abuse it you don't know the diff then never raise your hand to any child.

Answer 7

I think it is fine to spank your kids, especially if you have tried everything else. As long as they are whipped on the but it is even ok. That is said so by law also.
Yes, I was spanked as a child, and you know what I admit I needed and deserved all I got.

Answer 8

this is the real world, i was spanked when i was a kid... not all the time but i did get spanked when i was out of control. i think it's o.k to spank a child if it is needed expecially to teach a lesson. if you're kid runs in the middle of the road, what are you gonna do? say they're naughty and sit them in time out? i would do it again if i didn't get spanked!.- if nothing else works for you, why not? somethings gotta work, right? it's not abuse-it's not beating

Answer 9

If a child can't control themself and are way too rude they need to be spanked and told to behave themselves. Spanking should not mean hurting a child physically and scaring them forever. Actually I've never been spanked, my mom was too happy to have a girl after my two brothers.

Answer 10

There is nothing wrong with giving a kid a spat or two on the bum. I spank my son and I was spanked. I don't see the problem as long as it is on the bum and with your hand. when you are spanking with, belts,paddles, extension cords , or crazy crap like that yeah, that is so wrong. Oh and if you don't have a child you probably shouldn't be on here saying how wrong spanking is...lol

Answer 11

I've never been spanked before. There are better ways to punish your children than Beating them. Time Outs, Takeing away fav toy, tv ect. Beating shouldn't be a form of parenting.