My girlfriend's mom always used to say this:
Spare the rod, spoil the child
Darned if I'll see my daughter on Girls Gone Wild.
2006-08-06 13:33:20 · 9 answers · asked by O'Shea 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
I agree with it. The rod does not mean hitting anyone. It refers to a shepherd leading his flock. It is a cute saying though.
2006-08-06 14:24:43 · answer #1 · answered by Patti C 7 · 11⤊ 3⤋
I don't think that you need to spank. What kids really need are love and attention and rules with consistency. If you ground for a week then ground for a week, not an hour or a day but the full week. If you are consistent in your rules and discipline and If you are make your expectations clear, then you will not have any trouble. As far as seeing your girl on girls gone wild, well once they reach a certain age the choices they make are theirs to make not yours. You have to let go and let them grow, and in order to grow they have to experience life for themselves.
2006-08-06 21:15:24 · answer #2 · answered by cricketchey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using the "rod" doesn't mean "beat your child to a pulp." Sparing the "rod" doesn't mean let them run wild. A "rod" meant a stick used to guide animals. Sometimes all they needed was a gentle push, or their way blocked.
2006-08-06 20:42:27 · answer #3 · answered by Your Mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well dude, today we know enough about parenting to know that for the most part, a parent who spanks is a lazy parent. There are too many people who have successfully raised children without ANY spanking for all of them to be dismissed as "lucky." Only an ignorant fool instills discipline through spanking.
2006-08-06 21:16:12 · answer #4 · answered by BOOM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I think children needs discipline not necessary a smack but some way they need to know right from wrong. this is just an old saying
2006-08-06 20:39:54 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs Magoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well we use the finger we just point at them wag our finger giving them the sermon for the day...my daughter once told me to spake her an not talk to her...lol . now as a Grandparent..
the kids are warned ...do I need to go get your grand father...kids just hate the finger an a stern talk ...lol me to
2006-08-06 21:14:57 · answer #6 · answered by stillhappy89 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i say if more parents spanked their kids then we might just have less drive by's n kids gone wild, if more parents watched their kids n asked questions n said no then the same results, but they dont watch em these days. spankin isnt beatin ..dient hurt us
2006-08-06 20:47:35 · answer #7 · answered by devil_queen_biatch14 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I definitely agree, up to the point where a child can be reasoned with.
2006-08-06 20:41:54 · answer #8 · answered by Itsallgood 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-08-06 21:00:06 · answer #9 · answered by Padme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋