Do you think it's wrong for parents to hit children?

Answer 1

*Hit* yes, it is wrong. Spank... sometimes it is a necessary evil. Lets put it this way... I spank when the kids to something that could cause serious damage (to living or inanamate)... other punishments for lesser things. People are always telling me how polite my kids are, what great kids I have, how it is obvious that there is a lot of love in my house. When they ask what my secret is, and I tell them my punishment (and reward) method... its always "Oh, I could never spank my child!" These are the same kids cursing at their parents, hitting them, and throwing temper tantrums in the stores.

So, to recap hitting (any strike done *in anger*) is wrong.

Spanking (done when in control of emotions, for discipline) is fine.

Answer 2

I feel that children need discipline not beatings or hitting. Spank on the butt or slap on the hand not out of anger but out of teaching right from wrong. A little fear never hurt a child. I have used a switch before and they only did it once. I have 6 and I have no problems with any of my children because they know where I stand No means No but when they were younger it took a couple of spankings to teach them this. NO HITTING NO BEATING. It's about teaching. Spare the rod spoil the child. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Yes, a Parent should never hit. A spanking would be more appropriate. The belt works in certain situations, but those situations are rare. Try spending more quality time with the children. Take them places. Be a good Parent.

Answer 4

I think that its wrong for a parent to beat their Children, BUT I think when the child is young and they get a spank on the Butt,when still in diapers, and on the hand then that's okay.

Answer 5

No. I think each child is different. Thier personalities are different and they respond differently to chastisement. Example= My now 8 year old remembers one of the few spankings he has recieved in his short life. If we have gotten to the point in chastisement where i even have to mention that ( After video games and other privledges have been taken away)... he realizes he has gone to far and steps back in line. That is usually enough.
Alternately with my 4 year old- who has a far more Boisterous personality, and with whom reasoning and privledge decreases are severely limited- a wack on the bottom provides instant reaction to his ill advised action. He will remember that the lady who gives out hugs got upset over whatever he did and spanked. He then decides it is better to be smiled at and hugged than to be reprimanded. He avoids the action that caused it.
I will spank my child where reasoning fails.

Spank= a few whacks on the butt or hand.
Beating= Grab a belt and keep going till someone runs out of breath.

I have been spanked and I have been beaten and I refuse to beat my children.

I will spank that *** though. *wink*

Answer 6

absolutely not. All these liberals who advocate non violent child rearing are tools. The world is filled with smart mouthed kids who destroy everything because they can, they have a fear of nothing because what is the worst that can happen? jeez i might have to sit on a chair for time out. WTF. When I went to school, you got the crapped paddled out of you by the coach if you were an idiot or the principal, and girls were not exempt either, then it went to you had to sigh a permission for for swatting, now its ok to be rude, throw crap scream and hit because its against the law to do anything about it. The end result, kids who are bullies, guns in school, and violence. People say the 50's and 60's and 70's are backwards time for living, but look back then, children had respect, noone got shot up at school, and you didnt have to hear the kid at wal mart call his mom a stupid b@@@@ for not buying him that ninja turtle, and hear, ok son now your going to a time out when we get home!!! Man, if anyone said that years ago you would be on the other side of the store wishing for imminent death, cause you know you were not gonna sit for a week, you just didnt do it. Sad what our youth is becomming.

Answer 7

Absolutely. There is no other relationship in your life where it is appropriate to hit another person. Why would it be appropriate to hit/smack/spank/pop/whup the people who are entirely dependent on you? It's totally wrong. It shows no respect for the child as a person. It doesn't teach the lessons that you want to teach. It teaches fear, resentment, "it's OK to hit if you're bigger than the other person" and being sneaky (a.k.a. "next time I won't get caught").

Answer 8

No, because here in what I like to call "reality" there is a line between beating a kid and dicapline them for crying when you dont get them Maccas. In Australia the brainiacs in power are trying to make it ILLEGAL for a PARENT to hit THIER kids. That is one of the most rediculous thing I have ever heard.

Answer 9

It is really no one else's business if someone spanks their kids or not. There are more people in prisons and jails that were NOT spanked as children, then there are people there WERE spanked. People are too lenient and it is causing problems in society because these children think they can get away with whatever they want!

Answer 10

if it is spanking to correct behavior and the parents are in the right I beleave in that It keep me from doing a lot of a lot of wrong stuff.

But to beat or hit a child .. oh no! I will go after that person personially