What do California residents think of spanking 0-3 year olds being illegal?

Question

We're not talking about beatings, we're talking about spanking a diapered child who runs into the street or tries to touch to stove.

Child rearing guidelines or just good old Government Invasion of personal lives? Anyone....

Answer 1

I agree that there are alternatives to spanking but the government has gone too far when they make it illegal for a parent to disipline their child anyway they chose within reason. I live in Ca: what does this law mean: My 19mo son runs out to the street and I pop him lightly on his daipered bottom and a police office sees so Im arrested or fined while mynext door neighbors who use meth and dont give a da** about their kids goes unpunished??? Seems fair to me (just kidding). I honestly think that a law like that isnt going to make a difference. There are so many kids that are really abused and they slip through the cracks. Instead of putting time and effort and tax payers money into punishing parents who pop their children on teh bottoms to keep them out of danger they need to put that effort and money towards protecting the children that need it.

Note: I dont spank my children because with a 9 year old daughter and 19mo son I have found other ways to get my point across.

Answer 2

I'm OK with it. It has to do more with the parents being not too bright anyway.

I saw a parent let a child play with a tape, pulling the tape out on the floor. I knew the child was too young to tell a bad tape from a good tape. You can see some spanking in that kids future. But it is a dumb parents fault so why not make a law?

An exception should be included in the law however. I found my son had chewed through an extension cord. The DA's love no exceptions because the judge has less control and I think they develop a perverse sexual pleasure when good people are hurt by the blunt legal instrument.

Answer 3

I think that it's interfearing in peoples lives too much. It can sometimes be the only way to get a point across to a kid that age. As long as it's not like beating them or anything it should be allowed. You can' talk to kids that young and explain why it's bad or dangerous for them to do things, but if you associate stuff like touching stoves or running into streets with spanking, they wn't do it. Spanking is certainly less painful than being hit by a car.

Answer 4

I think the government, local, state and national, has gone way beyond their constitutional authorities in many situations over the years which has resulted in the erosion of our personal liberties...

However, regarding spanking a child I believe it's necessary to send a strong message that our society will not tolerate physical violence by anyone against another human being even if it's a parent and their child. The unfortunate fact is that the vast majority of children who are physically abused are done so not by strangers or relatives but by their parents. People who believe in spanking will try and justify it but the bottom line is that no one one has the right to physically abuse anyother person and that is exactly what spanking is....physical abuse.

Answer 5

Although I do not consider popping your kid on the butt is abusive, I understand why they are trying to do this. I live in California and I work with babies, birth- 3 years, and the amount of abuse that goes on here is ridiculous. Some people just can not control their anger and cross the line without meaning to sometimes. This law is just trying to eliminate this all together. It's not about punishing those who who do it responsibly. They figure overall it's for the greater good.

I guess it's sort of like driving after drinking. Obviously there are many people who do this all the time and haven't gotten in any accidents. However there have been too many lives lost due to drinking and driving so it's illegal alltogether. Again, for the greater good.

Answer 6

I don't thinks that spanking a child is abuse. I grew up with my mother spanking me and my mom's mom did it and I plan on spanking my kids when they misbehave. I think that it is an effective way of disciplining children. The government should not be able to tell people how to discipline our children. There are so many children out there that don't know how to behave because their parents never did anything when the misbehaved.

Answer 7

I do not believe that spanking is abuse but as a mom I know how hard it is to spank without being mad. When I am mad is when I want to spank but as soon as I am calm enough to allow myself to spank I don't really need to anymore I can think of more creative ways to discipline. I really think the punishment should fit the crime. If they unroll all the toilet paper then by golly they can roll it all back up too. Sometimes I think that as parents we can easily go to far in disciplining our children and so a law seems ridiculous but maybe it is protecting lots of children.

Answer 8

I would rather my child get spanked than be hit by a car or get burned..........
I have 4................they may have went for the stove or street once but they never did it again!!!!!

All my kids are a little older now , I really have no need to spank..
I want the best for my kids, they are happy, healthy , do well in school ......I feel I made good choices

Answer 9

I think that's ridiculous, ever heard of, spare the rod child, spoil the child ? when you don't spank/discipline your child, how else are they suppose to learn ? that's just ludicrous to think that children will learn by just taking to them.

Answer 10

There are so many alternatives to spanking. If you're so set on abusing the child then in the future let him or her touch the stove and he or she will learn it's hot.