do you think it is wrong to spank your child if he or she is naughty?

Answer 1

a TAP on the bottom is a lot more meaningful (from the beginning), than those who say "Don't do that, honey", and not really pay attention to the child, while they do it again. If they're young enough, they'll know, even the lightest tap, because it hurts their feelings, not really their bottom...done early enough, once may be enough...as for smacking the child, with any kind of force...no, that's not productive...just teaches the child to hit to get their own way. My mom could just give me her disappointed face and it would be enough for me to cry, even as an adult...

As for the answers above,yes I agree with them as well, I wasn't thinking of serious errors children make as the above, I was thinking more of when they're just being bad (eg) not doing what they're told or sassing back, little things like that...

Answer 2

No. The child has to learn (much like training a puppy), about avoiding certain behaviors. I agree with one of the answers above that if done early enough, it can teach the child the meaning of the word NO (specially when it concerns their or other people's safety). Also I agree with another of the posts that says that you shouldn't do it when you're very angry, being visible angry can deter from the educational purpose that you want to get across while spanking.
I have no idea why spanking has become so demonized!
Remember, there's an age to start and an age to stop, in which spanking isn't really effective (that's when grounding should begin *lol)

Answer 3

Not to get completely religious, but the bible says "Spare the rod, spoil the child" So if it was good enough for the big man, its good enough for the rest of us. I agree though that there is a difference between spanking and abuse. I had a police officer say once that a parent or step parent has the right to spank their child as long as there are no permanant marks or marks that last longer than a couple of hours. (I guess red marks are ok, but bruises are not).

Answer 4

There is a fine line between spanking and abusing a child. Deciding if spanking is a method of punishment you use for your child is best discussed between mom and dad. I never spanked either of my boys unless they did something that could kill them or another. My son who is 18 remembers vividly the only time I spanked him...when he ran in front of a moving car.

Answer 5

It depends on what you mean by naughty. In our family, we use spanking only as a last resort when the our son or daughter is about to do something dangerous to self or others (as in running into traffic in a parking lot, trying to turn up the car window while someone's head is in the open space, or constantly hitting daddy in the testicles while he is sleeping).

Answer 6

No, I don't. In fact in the long run it'll keep them out of a lot of problems much bigger problems.
A good slap on the butt gets a lot more attention than hours of yacking
Don't ever spank while you are angry (if that is the case).
You want to have your wits about you and do it in a measured way.

Answer 7

It depends on what they have done. For example if they were 1playing in the road or something dangerous like that then I think it would be ok as long as it is on the butt or when they are real little and try to ply with the outlets then it would be ok to smack their hand to let them know it's bad.

Answer 8

heck no! Sometimes kids need a good a** whoopin'! That's what's wrong with kids these days. If they had the fear of God in them they wouldn't all be acting like a bunch of spoiled brats!

Answer 9

it depends with me...if my daughter hits, im not gunna say no and spank her...that would confuse her and be pointless...times like that i say no very sternly and do timeout. i do spank when she is relentless and ignores me, but i also tell her y.

Answer 10

nope