I am NOT saying to beat the child, but I truly feel that sometimes a spanking is the only thing that gets through to the child. If I am naughty, I'll get a spanking & that is not pleasant. Just think of all the millions of generations of people before us who did get occasional spankings & they turned out fine & were not "emotionally scarred". What do you all think?
2006-10-05 06:21:18 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Spare the rod, spoil the child. I am tired of seeing children behave badly in public, they're in charge, not the parents, and I just want to scream, "What is wrong with you people? Spank his butt!!!"
2006-10-05 06:32:27 · answer #1 · answered by steelypen 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Because there are very irresponsible adults out there who will beat their child for no reason.
Also, some parents will spank their child unnecissarily. And no, it's really not the only way to get through a child, there are plenty of other ways you can think of if you just use your brain.
2006-10-05 12:01:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
define spanking.
to me, a swat on a butt is perfectly fine up until the age of 6. NOT WITH ANY OBJECTS OTHER THAN AN OPEN HAND!!
bad words get a mouth full of soap. if soap is not available, a "flick" on the mouth is appropriate.
however, using a belt, hanger, extention cord, wooden spoon, a book, shoe or any object should not be permissiable.
anytime these methods are being used, it is only an act of rage on the child because the parents cannot control themselves. there is NO other reason.
the bible does say "spare the rod, spoil the child" and i agree with it. but does anyone know what a rod is??? it's a shepard's staff with a hook on it to guide the stray sheep in the herd. are there any shepards out there that beat the crap out of the sheep?
2006-10-05 06:36:07 · answer #3 · answered by Bella 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm all for it myself. I spanked my children when they were young. I did not beat them and I never spanked them when i was mad. I always waited until I cooled down. My kids turned out just fine, and are responsible adults now with children of their own, and yes they are spanked also with the same consideration that I used. WAIT untill you are not as mad as when the incident happened for them to get spanked. The reason parents do not spank anymore is the kids have more rights then the parents, and they know it. Society is a_ _ backwards now in this so called time of conveinence we live in.Too bad it is like this, but the parents are the ones to blame.
2006-10-05 06:31:22 · answer #4 · answered by Ex Head 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
What do you I think? I think you're dead wrong. I have a three-year-old daughter. I've never spanked her and I have no intention of doing so -- ever. I think when you raise your hand in violence to a child it teaches them that using physical violence to resolve a problem is OK. And it's not. I want my daughter to respect me, not fear me.
And as far as "millions of generations of people before us who did get occasional spankings & they turned out fine & were not 'emotionally scarred'"...this is a ridiculously simplistic statement with no basis in fact. How do you know that "millions of generations" (?!) turned out fine? How do you know they weren't emotionally scarred? Is there a scientific study you can cite?
Do you have any idea how many people walking this earth are far from fine and carry emotional scars from childhood spankings, beatings and other abuses? I can't cite statistics either but, judging by how much of our population suffers from depression and other mental illnesses, I'm guessing the answer is very, very, very many.
No offense, but I really hope you're asking this hypothetically and you don't have kids.
2006-10-05 06:31:09 · answer #5 · answered by David M 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
You know this is one thing that pisses me off the most about this country (dont get it twisted, I love america) but there are things about it that I can't stand is one of them.
It's a difference in discipline and child abuse. Im not saying punch your child in the face when they knock down the lamp but whip their little @sses and they should get the point. When I was growing up I used to get beating all the time and I truned out fine. I know this sounds funny but its like with dogs. When a dog does something bad and you hit them good enough they won't do it anymore. The same with children or at least how I thought of it, if i knock the lamp over I will get hit and I don't like getting hit so I will not knock it over. It's a psychological, and it works.
Then again there are some parents that abuse their child and that's not right at all. I do agrees with that. But giving your child the ocassional @ss whipping that's all fine with me.
That's how my grandmother was raised and my mother was raised and that's how I was raised and whenever I have kids thats what they will get.
Most people raise their children depending on how they were raised. And I hate when people try to tell parents not to beat theire own kids. Those people should get drop-kicked. ARRRRGGGGHHHH!!
2006-10-05 06:29:54 · answer #6 · answered by DLB 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I think that the occasional spanking is fine. It's interesting to me how if you spank your child some people will consider you a bad parent but when that kid is a brat running wild you are held responsible for not keeping your child in line. I hate that!
2006-10-05 06:25:11 · answer #7 · answered by nicky 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I think spanking is fine and sometimes warranted. For me, the spanking was always more psychological. My bad would make me go get the "spanking stick" and bring it to him before i got spanked. I was usually crying and appologizing before the spanking. And I dont think it every actually hurt. I'm definitely not emotionally scarred.
2006-10-05 06:24:10 · answer #8 · answered by Annette J 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Like me I don't think most folks are morally opposed to spanking, it's just becoming an outdated way of thinking. There are better ways of teaching your child besides hitting them. I have 3 boys and have never laid a hand on them in anger. All three are growing into young men quite nicely.
2006-10-05 06:30:09 · answer #9 · answered by been there 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
because parents tend to take the easy way out, which is give the child what s/he wants and they'll stop crying. Everyone is to afraid of using spanking nowadays and kids rule the household. My cousins used to tell thier parents if you spank me I'll call 911. Today, none of them work, they have all grad from high school and have been in and out of jail.
2006-10-05 06:45:00 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
We are in the third generation that have shunned responsibility for our actions to too great an extent. With that has come fear of getting into trouble for the least things - like spanking our kids.
Lawyers are the only 'gainers' from this anomaly.
(Of course, when I use the word 'we', above, I exclude Self. I'm much too wonderful to be guilty of that fault.)
(Rimshot!)
2006-10-05 06:30:20 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋