These days do parents still give their kids a good old-fashion spanking when one is merited?

Answer 1

I hope not. There are more effective ways for most kids. One smack on the butt now and then can do wonders but "old fashioed spanking" would now be considered child abuse as it should have been back then

Answer 2

Most likely not, yet it still should be considered useful as a form of discipline. There is nothing wrong with a good spanking every now and then when all else fails. Spanking does not work on all children but can make a difference with many and I don't mean the kind of spanking that is so severe it leaves marks....

Answer 3

It saddens me to say that 99% of the kids in America do not get spanked like previous generations. Child abuse... what about parent abuse? Kids these days walk all over their parents. And the parents either cannot do anything about it because its 'child abuse' OR the parents are all like 'no I will not spank my child even though he punched me in the face and stormed off calling me a *****... I'll just have talk with him and see what's bothering him. Once I know, I can change. I won't spank him because I was spanked as a child and uh uh no sir not doing it'

Well I'll admit, when my children step out of line and politically correct restrictions such as time out do not work... I will spank them. I really don't care what anyone else thinks... that's my child and I will not raise a little monster. A old-fashion spanking ~ there's nothing wrong with that in my opinion.

Answer 4

I think that in certain situations a spanking is needed. As long as the child is old enough to know right from wrong. I don't think anyone should spank a child anywhere other than their bottom, and I don't think they should use anything other than their hand. I don't agree with belts or paddles. I have had to spank, but I don't even think it works most of the time. If I take her toys out of her room she straightens up quick. I will give her one toy back a day as long as she is good all day long with no tantrums. I cleaned her whole room at one day after I had tried spanking, time out, yelling. I couldn't believe I had never tried it before. It worked better than anything else, but all kids are different and respond to different forms of punishment in different ways. I think that most parents spank their child to relieve their own frustrations. I think this is when a spanking crosses the line to child abuse.

Answer 5

Yes!!! I warn her and if she continues miss-behaving I warn her again she will get a spanking and on the third time she gets spanked. Not hard, just enough for the shock factor. She cries for a bit, then gives me a hug and tells me she is sorry for what ever she did. Then we TALK about what she did wrong. That is the most important part of teaching children anything! Sometimes that is what a kid needs to get back to reality when they are wound up and caught up in something they shouldn't be doing.

My parents spanked me as a child, and I deserved it every time! (probably deserved a few extra!)

Answer 6

These days in some cases the kids give their parents a spanking instead. Look at what kids get away with compared to decades ago.

Answer 7

I'm sure some do: we've not had to do it, as we parent with Love and Logic (www.loveandlogic.com). And I've spoken with police officers in my town who have said that they'd be happy to supervise a merited spanking, just in case someone got the bright idea of calling a childrens' protective services officer and attempting to file an abuse charge.

Answer 8

My daugher is 7. She's very obedient. We have set rules posted in the house and she does get punished from time to time. Hot sauce is a better punishment than spanking. I notice when I have spanked her, she gets more hurt emotionally than anything. When I give her the sauce, it puts her in line! And hot sauce is pretty scary. I usually warn her first, like "next time you sass..it'll be hot sauce you're getting." Punishment should be imposed and chidren do need to "fear" their parents in a way. I have a friend who started the hot sauce treatment when his child was 3, it's pretty intense, but it works! I think spanking damages children's self-esteem..please punish your kid, but there are MANY other ways besides hitting them.

Answer 9

YES - and if the jerks that want to come to my door accusing abuse, then they will get one too. A spanking is a good punishment if used right. YES - people abuse this....it should be used only sparingly and with very good reason......and not to the point of beating a kids within inches of his life...

Answer 10

I suppose not anymore. As more believe that it can be talked through. I like the floe of today's parenting is going. You really treat the child as a complete whole individual, than something. Parents has more respect to their children now, as children nowadays do speak their mind more often.

Answer 11

I do... but I'm starting to wonder if it's really working... My 2 and a half year old daughter is very defiant and devious at times, and she gets several chances to stop doing whatever it is that is pissing me off before I resort to spanking... It solves the problem temporarily, but now I'm starting to notice that she sometimes hits when she's frustrated, and I fear it is a learned behavior... I'd love it if someone smarter than me would tell me if I'm screwing up and need to rethink my strategy.