or no spanking at all and also what age ?
2007-01-04 10:29:59 · 13 answers · asked by I love dooneys 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
What i do is not spank my children i put them in time out. But if you do spank you should start with your hand at age 4 or 5 i think! good luck!
2007-01-04 10:33:59 · answer #1 · answered by jillybill 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
under 5 or so--hand. Older I have a little paddle. And when I do have to spank it is almost always bare fanny.
I think, if a parent is doing things right, spanking should end by age 12 or so--they just gradually decrease and finally just don't happen anymore.
I don't think one should just arbitrarily stop at a certain age. And there may be behavior older than 12 that deserves a childisish punishment.
2007-01-04 21:15:32 · answer #2 · answered by beckychr007 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I spank hand on the bottom and have tried time outs along with taking toys away. When my children were almost 2 and they got into things I gave them a pat on the butt so they knew that was wrong. Overall because my discipline they are good kids!
2007-01-04 18:36:33 · answer #3 · answered by nicsgirlus 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I spank with my hand or I use a paddle on their butts. but I mostly do not spank I punish them by taking things away or grounding it has to be a pretty bad thing for me to spank them.
2007-01-04 21:24:58 · answer #4 · answered by blueigurl34 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Our son is 5 and he gets it both ways depeing on how he is acting and what caused the spanking.
2007-01-04 19:17:57 · answer #5 · answered by Lucky 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I used my hand until they were about 5 or 6, then used a belt. I think spanking should stop somewhere around 10. It becomes much more humiliating for the child and not productive.
2007-01-04 18:33:25 · answer #6 · answered by kyletexas_123 2 · 2⤊ 6⤋
I mostly use time out or a stern voice. If they really get out of hand I have a ruler I use and I give them one swipe to the bottom and they go to time out. After their minutes in time out (1 minute per year of age), I bend down and hug them and tell them how much I love them and how important it is to listen or behave. I believe if you spank you have to also give love after wards.
2007-01-04 18:54:23 · answer #7 · answered by downinmn 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I'm amazed there're still people out there who admit to spanking.
I wish them luck in not getting hit themselves when their children are teen-agers.
'It's just a swat.'
"It is also attested by neurological studies on neuronal stengthening and pain in brain development that children have a lower pain threshold than adults."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanking#Arguments_against_spanking
2007-01-05 11:17:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I THINK SPANKING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. YOUR KIDS SHOULD NOT ASSOCIATE YOUR HANDS WITH HITTING THEM BUT RATHER HUGGING THEM. GO FOR TIME OUTS, TALKING WITH CHILDREN OLD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR BEHAVOIR IS BAD.
2007-01-04 18:39:27 · answer #9 · answered by tcbtoday123 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
My daughter is five years old and has never, ever been spanked.
She will never ever know that feeling of helplessness and pain...and I am proud of my decision to never use corporal punishment.
2007-01-04 19:40:35 · answer #10 · answered by Becca 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋