Do you think spankings are wrong?

Question

It really gets me parents that believe spanking is a horrible. They want to give them time out. Oh please. It they are acting terrible, you should adjust that attitude. Apply the rod of disiplent to the seat of their pants. I think hitting a child anywhere else is terrible. You go to Walmart and swat your child on the butt and there is always a idiot who wants to look at you stupid or say something.

jimrich
you are one of those walmart idiots.. Congrads!!!!

10 points to who can best tell how stupid jimrich is about the spanking at walmart

Answer 1

I don't think a little pop on the behind is bad

But the sad thing is there are kids that have the hell beat out of them every second of every day and nothing is done about it Child Services do nothing but go after people who do nothing to their kids because of people like you JIMRICH you who report a parent who pops a child on the behind but you will do nothing to help the child who gets black eyes, broken ribs, thrown across the room, who are starved, beaten daily.......why don't you put that anger you have towards a real coward a real child abuser I have one right here who raped my 4 yr. old and nothing was done to her her the molester was 17 is walking free to rape again and again And now my child will be scared for life and so will I knowing what happened and knowing my baby will have problems because of that sick scum Help stop the real bastards or are you a coward to afraid to face a real sick person not really knowing what they are capable of

Answer 2

There's a fine line between spanking and what some consider beating a child. As long as you know when your crossing the line I think that a spanking is fine. All children are different!! A time out works with some kids and others it don't. I think you need to find the right way to disapline YOUR KIDS on your own. Like my son,all he needs is a little tap on the butt and he is crying his head off...My daughter on the other hand,is a beast!! Spankings do not work for her at all. She just gets worse if I do that,time outs don't work for her as well. But taking away a certain toy or her favorite blankit does the trick! Just yesterday every toy she threw down the steps in a tantrum,got put into a garbage bag and put into the trunk of my car.She has 1 week before she can get them back. Trial and error is what it takes and you will figure out what works best for you. Also try looking up on parenting sites for idea's also.

Answer 3

This is what I heard once...if you spank a child once, it's for the child's behavior. Any swats after that and you're just taking out your own frustration on your child.

I have a one year old and I don't spank. I don't need to. Some kids need to be spanked and some parents need to be more creative in how they discipline their children. There are more options than spanking and time out. Both of these can be effective and both can be complete wastes of time.

So...if I'm at WalMart and I see you swat your kid once because they're trying to pull all of the toilet paper off the shelf, I'll nod and keep going. But if you're paddling away and yelling, I'm going to report you.

Answer 4

No, I think they are a good way of teaching a child that there are consequences for bad behavior. And I am speaking of a swat on the butt, no where else. Not abuse that leaves bruises or anything like that. My kids are all older now, beyond that stage of child development. I used to only spank for outright defiance. First, you tell the child what they did wrong, to be sure they understand what they are being disciplined for. Then spank them in private, not in public. Then hug them and reasure to them that you love them and that you want them to do the right things. For childish behavior, they only needed verbal instruction and lots of opportunites to learn to be respondsible people.

If your kids are out of control, I would leave them home with dear old dad rather that taking them to the store. We would tell them going to the store was a privilege and if they had not been behaving that day, they lost that privilege. One of my kids was harder to get to mind, so we did a chart of chores and behavior. Every day they could earn a gold star and at the end of the week if they had earned 20 or more, they went for an ice cream.

Discipline is a very touchy subject these days, but I have to say that back in the day (50's and 60's) we were disciplined in this way and I am grateful that my parents loved me enough to teach me the difference between obedience and defiance. That kind of child training goes a long way in life. If they don't learn it in their home, they will end up learning it anyway through the consequences of their own actions. That's probably why our jails are full.

Answer 5

Nope. There is a difference between a spanking and a beating. My grandmother says that the good Lord padded the little hinneys for a reason, and it is not just for sitting on.

And don't worry about those idiots who look at you stupid in Walmart... they would be the first to complain if you let your kid run rampant through the store.

We are each responsible for how we raise the children we are "blessed" with. There is no perfect parent's handbook out there. Dr. Spock is credited with turning out the worst generation s of children because of his "don't spank" theory.

Answer 6

I think that each child is responsive to different forms of dicipline and I think people should be open minded to everything...the punishment should fit the crime...

Personally, I think "time outs" are gay and would have NEVER stopped me from doing anything....but there are some kids that will react to that.

All I'm sayin...is Spankings or Groundings, or Time outs or whatever...it depends on the kid and it depends on the crime...

Only an idiot would think that spankings are not at least an option...

I think only a moron would use a "time out" to punish a kid that slapped his mother and cussed at her... that's way too mild for the crime

The same goes for someone spanking a kid that didn't put his toys away the first time he was asked... that's way to harsh for the crime

The punishment has to fit.

Answer 7

I don't believe that spankings are wrong. Beatings are wrong. There is a fine line between the two. A quick swat at the appropriate time will not end the world nor will it cause your child to stop crying.

Answer 8

I know when I was a kid if my parents gave me a time out I would have tried it again..but they didn't and popped me a few times in my life..I've talked to police in states like Minnesota, Indiana, North Carolina and they say more parents need to spank their kids...the things would not be the way they are today if parents did spank them..and not enough par nets do it.. I've seen many of my daughters friends who's parents don't belive in spanking...the kids have been arested and stand there and yell at them...they steal..bad grades.I do spank my kids...They respect me...they get good grades and have not been in trouble with the law..

Answer 9

I was spanked as a child. It kept me from becoming a spoiled monster.

I am a productive adult with good common sense. I am kind, but stand my ground. And I wish more parents would pop their kids on the backside when they misbehave.

I thanked my new neighbors the day she popped her brat in the backyard. Brat has been an angel since.

Isn't that why God invented the fatty part of the behind? For gentle but firm guidance and assertion of authority to the child?

Answer 10

I never got spanked when I was little, but my neice can be a lil trouble maker, even though she's at the age of it being funny, and I feel horrible to see her cry when she's in trouble (she is 17 months), I spank her hands or her bottom depending on how serious. Then she gets upset, and I pull her aside and tell her that its not nice, or she cant mess with it or whatever.