Smacking children do you agree or disagree?

Question

I had a few smacks from my parents when i was young.It hasnt done me any harm.

Answer 1

Me too and it taught us respect.

You have to wonder whether the decline in the use of mild physical chastisement, both at home and school, is linked with the declining standards of behaviour that we see in many of our communities.

Answer 2

Although i was never smacked,i do agree with smacking children.
Im not talking about booting kids about the place(before anyone starts accusing me of being an abuser).
I think if a child has tantrums and falls to the floor in a fit of temper then a smack across the backside would soon stop this.
This isnt abuse,nor is it bullying the child,its showing the child for every reaction there is an action and if you misbehave you must accept the conciquences.
Its not rocket science is it.
ill count to 10
ill count to 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 and a half
9 and 3 quarters
what a stupid way of setting rules and boundaires.
If a child has to be repeatedly told to behave then rather than constantly getting at them,smack there bums and tell them
BEHAVE OR THIS IS THE ACTION I MUST TAKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR REACTION.
thats my views anyway

Answer 3

I think that smacking has its place in the upbringing of children. The VERY important point to note, and one that the more 'liberal / PC' minded people seem to get confused with, is the word 'smacking' and not 'beating'.
When I was a child and done something wrong, I got two verbal warnings and if I carried on then I got a smack on the bum or the back of the legs, and then I got the point! It made me have a respect for authority, and as such I believe made me a more respectful person to others. The fact that smacking is now illegal these days is shown in the total lack of respect a lot of teenagers have for other people as well as their families.

Answer 4

Personally, smacking a child I guess is a controversial issue and I believe, it is for the parents alone to decide to smack their child if he/she is constantly unruly.

The cane and the ruler never did me any harm and I turned out all the better for it, (thanks mum and dad), and I honestly think that should be brought back. All though children have rights now and about time to, some I've noticed do tend to take advantage of that for their own purpose.

Since the cane and the ruler were taken away from schools and the home, kids, (even as young as three), have become more unruly, swear, talk back at you as though you were nothing and have little or no respect for their parents or elders. Maybe I'm old fashioned here, but back then kids, (even young adults), knew their place and god help them if they stepped out of line!

Though perhaps having said that, maybe the parents also need to understand their child more? Then maybe we would not have the situation we have now. Children as young as ten in trouble with the law for commiting crime.

Answer 5

My parents never smacked me as a child. My Father always spent time explaining what I had done wrong, and why I should not do it again. My son is doing the same with his children and at 3 years old my grand daughter is a joy to look after. Smacking is just not necessary.

Answer 6

I dont agree with smacking, smacking usually means the parent lacks other parenting skills which they could use or cannot control thier anger, as smacking usually happens when they get angry at the child. I personally havent smacked my child but i only have one, however my partner has smacked our child and regrets it afterwards. stop thier pocket money, make them stay in for a night or weekend etc. parenting is trial and error so no matter what you do it does not mean you are not a loveing careing parent.

Answer 7

The important thing is that your child recognises that there is something that you can ultimately use as a deterrent.

The worst thing I ever saw was a child shouting at a teacher that he could do what he liked because he knew that the teacher wasn't allowed to touch him.

I don't agree with smacking except in really extreme circumstances and that should be very rare indeed. Much better to have some other deterrent, like removal of something that they like. However, I have smacked one of my children once in their life...

Answer 8

I think responsible and loving parents would only use a smack as a last resort and there is no harm in it as a finallesson.
I only had to smack each of my children once, after that they believed I would do it again so the threat was enough.

Its just a nanny state trying to protect children from people who dont know when to stop, and here is the problem....those children need and deserve to be protected from them, so what do we do

Answer 9

I do not agree on smacking your child or children I was to smack a few times, I turn out pretty good i could say I have 3 teenagers what I do is sit and talk with them about what is going and what we can do to fix the problem I believe that smacking a child is wrong it may not hurt them as much as it hurt you.

Answer 10

Theres a HUGE difference between a smack and abuse! I also had smacks as a child and I turned out great. Hell I remember picking my own switch off the tree! BUT I only misbehaved ONCE! It only took ONE of those to learn! A smack on the butt- sure its ok if u need to let them know u r serious. Leaving a bruise and a welt across their face is another

Answer 11

a few light slaps should not create permanent harm - i dont think it should be hard or in public, that is wrong and embarrassing and wont help the child. but a few light smacks when they have been naughty wont hurt in the long run - i too had a few smacks from my mum, it hasnt hurt me - i managed it through grammar school and now work in a pretty good company, doing a pretty important job.