Bring back spankings! Who agrees with me?

Question

1) The Bible supports it!
2) Nearly all kids need it now and then!
3) It worked for us...it's a timeless form of discipline
4) Don't let the bleeding heart liberals tell you how to raise your kid!
5) It will improve the next generation and lower crime rates!
6) It should be brought back to the schools
7) If you need to do it public, no interference from others, just a nod of approval and walk on
8) Spanking not abuse. A good spanking done lovingly is not abuse.

Answer 1

I am all for a good spanking if the child deserves it. The reason kids are the way they are these days is the lack of discipline. Parents are too afraid to hurt theirs kids feelings, parents want to be "friends" to their children. What are parents afraid of, the kids may not like them, to bad. Wait till the children become old enough, then be their friends. When they are younger be their parent and discipline the children. A smack on the behind every now and then (when needed) will tell the kid that there are boundaries and within those boundaries the kids must stay.
I say this with experience, my youngest is 29 and my oldest is 34 and they got spanked on the bottom and they are great kids raising there kids with a little spanking when needed. Parents do have to remember YOU ARE THE PARENT, you know what is right and what is wrong, you must teach the children this. If we had more spanking I don't think the kids of today would be so unruly.

Answer 2

ya know, i USED to believe that spanking only inforced violence, and that esp for disciplining a child for hitting, it wasnt the best option... However, i have 4 children, and the oldest can tell you that, "yes, mama has spanked me before" although time out is the first and most popular of our disciplinary devices. There are sometimes when nothing seems to work, and i remember how i would shy away from doing wrong when i was younger, thanks to the ultimate punishment of our household, "THE BELT" which, i need to add, has NEVER been used on my own babes... but, the point is, sometimes, when all else fails, we opt for the vintage way of spanking, and it works!!! basically, to all of those fanatics out there, i am a far cry away from abusing my babes, in anyway... so, there will be no need to confront my parenting styles, you do your thing, let others do theres... if the child is healthy, and there is no JUST cause for concern, then leave the families alone that choose different than you!!!

Answer 3

The tough thing is that all children are so unique that while a spanking may work for one, for another it is just a form of child abuse. My oldest sond didn't respond to spankings. He would actually laugh at times if i spanked him. I found it was easier to take things from him. My oldest daughter, I have found that while I did, out of habit, spank her once or twice, it really wasn't needed with her. My other two, do spankings enforce their fighting, because that is what the two of them do AALLLLLL the time. They fight over the silliest things and to be honest, I am not sure that spankings are a correct form of discipline for that. Now, when I sit one in timeout and they get up or just flat out tell me no, then I spank just to remind them what could happen if they don't listen to me. I try to avoid spankings, but I can't say that I don't do them.

Answer 4

Spanking sounds like a good idea yet it only reinforces the parent and not the child. The Child will stop the behavior for a short time but it the long run it has no effect on the child besides learned aggression. So no i don't think spanking is a good idea....it teaches children that its OK to hit someone when they've done something "wrong". Spend time with your child and use positive reinforcement for wanted behaviors and negative punishment for unwanted behaviors.

Answer 5

To me yes, spanking should be a form of discipline if needed. I have a 11 year old and yes, she has got a spanking or two in her life so far. Also she knows she will get one if she does something that I don't agree with.

Answer 6

I agree, a good spanking is needed every now and then (as a last resort though!)
I spanked my daughter once, and i silently swore to myself that i'd never do it again. Now i use the method of positive and negative reinforcements and she is growing well mannered and well behaved.

Answer 7

1. The Bible spouts a lot of nonsense. Do you live your entire life according to the Bible or do you pick and chose?
2. Kids need wisdom and patience, not crime and punishment.
3. Clearly it did not do anything positive for you.
4&6. So it's not OK for a "bleeding heart liberal" to suggest that you do not hit your children but it is OK for a stranger to smack them around at school?
5. Facts & figures, please.
7. Public humilation by a parent is never a good way to teach life-lessons to children, it merely makes them hate you forever.
8. Some people say that sex with a child done lovingly is not abuse. Does that make it right?

If it's not too late, please get yourself sterilized NOW! If you already have children, please consider putting them up for adoption. You should never have children of your own or be permitted to be near them.

Answer 8

Um Spanking didn't go away. I spank Catholic girls all the time. They were struck as children or verbally abused or had loving discipline from their parents and now require it to feel fulfilled in their intimate relationships with men... or women.
Next time you don't think smacking your kids *** is abuse I want you to think about your daughter all grown up strapped naked to a St. Andrews cross while I beat her *** red with a strap and she kisses one of my female friends and I want you to realize that abused children can end up much much worse in life.

Answer 9

I was spanked as child with wooden spoons and such. But research say that any kind of hitting teaches kids to hit when they are young.

Answer 10

i does no longer confer along with her approximately it. it would merely make it bizarre for her. the perfect thank you to ascertain if she likes that's to spank her while she bends over (with clothing on) and notice how she reacts to that. If she smiles and act flirty, choose for it. If she's uncomfortable approximately it with clothing on I doubt she's like it w/o.