2006-10-07 02:31:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Beating a child is cruel,and against the law.
2006-10-07 02:34:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
First of all there are laws now that you are not allowed to hit your child. There are other ways to discipline a child depending on their age. I do believe if you do nothing when a child has shown bad behavior then that child will think it is ok to do it again. If a child is under 1 yr old you can remove the child from the area and if need be put the child in a play pen and say NO before you do. A 2 yr old you have a special area or chair and they have to sit there for a certain amount of time depending on their age. I am a grandmother and I have 3 grandkids one is just 3 months the others are 6yrs and 3yrs and when they misbehave they have to sit in a chair ..the 6 yr. for 5 min and 3 yr for 2 min. IF they made a mess they have to clean that up first. I don't yell, I don't slap. They know my rules and I haven't given them a time out in ages. once they know you are consistant everything will run smoothly. Also when you go and tell them their time is up you also tell them that you love them and hope they don't have to have time out again.
2006-10-07 09:43:56 · answer #2 · answered by winter715 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "rod" is a tool used for correction and rulership; like, a King's scepter. It kind of broadens the verse, doesn't it? What do you think? Will you spoil the child by neglecting to correct and "rule" (have authority) over him?
Consider also what "spoil" means. We think about "spoiled brat" but really, when something spoils, it's gone bad or rotten. This verse, then, is saying "If you don't correct and have authority over your child, they're giong to get rotten on you." (see also Proverb 29:15)
Also, don't neglect to read the rest of scripture where David says in Psalm 23 that God's rod COMFORTS him, and other "parenting" verses, like, "Fathers, don't provoke your children into sin" (the integrity of its context is best seen in Eph. 6:4).
Don't get hung up on one or two odds & ends in the Bible, because when you bring all of them together, you get a full picture of what God's really saying about any given matter.
2006-10-07 09:52:28 · answer #3 · answered by Jeremy H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but the rod doesn't have to actually be a rod. For instance my rod is the corner for 1 mt. per year old. My parents rod was the belt on my butt. I know this one couple whose child is 12 years old and their rod is taking her favorite toys away for a week/month depending on how bad she was. The rod is discipline. A lack of discipline spoils a child most definitely. Good luck and God Bless!
2006-10-07 09:35:11 · answer #4 · answered by lilmama 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Proverbs 22:15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Do you see this second scripture? This is what is happing in our world today with the school shootings, children raping children. Children having sex, etc. All of those things and more cause their mother shame. This is what happens when you do not disipline your child when they do wrong.
Proverbs 23:13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die
This scripture does not mean to beat your child to death, but to make sure your child understands what they did was wrong. That correcting a child will not kill them. But there is such thing as going too far and abusing a child. God did not intend anyone to abuse children. There is a big difference between disipline and abuse.
2006-10-07 09:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the child. My boys respond better to the threat of a spanking than they do to other forms of discipline. I tried not to use spanking for discipline but got poor results. However, I do not use a rod or any other implement. I use my hand.
2006-10-07 09:39:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not me ,, I rod the spare to child the spare.
2006-10-07 15:29:08 · answer #7 · answered by samssculptures 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. There are other ways to punish a child for wrongdoing without physically abusing the kid. Hitting a child for any reason is just plain wrong and only teaches kids that violence is an answer to problems, which it isn't.
2006-10-07 09:45:47 · answer #8 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My parents very rarely used spanking as discipline (I think I got spanked twice in my entire life) and I turned out just fine. I'm a straight A honor student who does homework, doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, doesn't do drugs, isn't promiscuos. I think that using corporal punishment is taking the easy way out. If you can't teach your child to respect any other way than hitting them, then you really don't deserve to be a parent, imo.
2006-10-07 09:49:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not!
Force and punishment has no place in the raising of children.
There is no such thing as too much love and understanding.
You cannot spoil anyone this way.
However if you want a trained dog.... or a person who simply submits to your will, (only to rebel against you as soon as he is big enough to do so) ....... you probably will use this piece of destructive dogma to justify your actions.
2006-10-07 20:08:16 · answer #10 · answered by thetaalways 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spare the Rod is not Literal. It doesn't mean to beat the child; rather, it means to Correct the child from the wrong path or wrong decision making.
2006-10-07 09:37:15 · answer #11 · answered by bereftcat 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋