Why do parents spank there children?

Answer 1

Because 1) they are perverted or 2) they are mediocre parents with no parenting skills who should have never become parents in the first place.

Answer 2

spanking your child once or twice on the bottom hard enough to get their attention and make them stop doing whatever it was they were doing is not sick or wrong and I don't believe it is child abuse.

now getting out the paddle and wailing on your child, hitting them with your fist, or otherwise beating the crap out of them IS sick and wrong and is most definitely child abuse.

I've spanked my daughter twice in all of her 9 years, and once I had to slap her. I really don't like slapping and wouldn't have done it if I hadn't needed to, but she was biting my arm hard enough to break the skin and she wasn't letting go otherwise. and at 6 years old, she was definitely old enough to know that was wrong and to stop when I started yelling, but she didn't.

I find that taking away her favorite things such as toys, tv or computer time, or not letting her play with friends when she's been disobedient is usually more effective than spanking.

Answer 3

Because we don't want our kids to turn out like those kids you see in a restaurant, airport,or other public place that are so incredibly annoying that you want to smack their parents.
When did it become sociably acceptable to talk back to your parents, spit, run around public places like animals, throw things etc......?
We need to take back control over our kids.
These days Kids are the parents and the parents just throw there hands up like there is nothing to do about it!
We used to use spanking in school you know before the kids made the rules, colored their hair bright colors, peirced everything,had cell phones, oh yes and brought guns to school to shoot other people!
Things have gotten alot better since the paddle was taken away hasn't it? get real

Answer 4

Parents spank their kids because they have disobeyed them or they yelled at them and they just cant hold back their anger any longer. I don't think kids should be spanked unless they hit me or yell at me like my friend does to her mom. But otherwise they shouldn't be spanked unless they were doing something wrong or bad that their parents should spank them for.

Answer 5

To discipline their children. I spank when needed. I also used time outs and positive reinforcement. Sometimes a kid need a swift hand to the backside.

Answer 6

Sometimes a spanking is the only thing a child will pay attention to. Spare the rod, spoil the child. That's what God has to say on the matter.

Answer 7

Because they are the parents. They have the right to discipline their children anyway they want as long as they aren't bruising or breaking bones.
And because not every parent spoils the heck out of their kid just to make the kid "not fear their consequences". Some parents would rather be a parent than a best friend, and there's not anything wrong with that.

Answer 8

Because a parent should have the right to discipline their children in the way they choose and use what is effective for the child. (within reason of course!)

Seems like around the time everyone started preaching about time outs and things like that it wasn't long before todays kids started to go to shits.

To each his own. I will raise my kids, you (you as in general) raise yours.

Answer 9

Because choking them, shooting them, tying them up, and/or feeding them to the lions is illegal. (j/k)

Update 1: No one method of discipline works for every child, and many children "adapt" to one method easily. Sometimes it takes a variety of methods, but usually, it just requires CONSISTENT methods. Let the child "slide" one time, and you will pay for it 10 times. Personally, I was spanked just about every day from 6-9 years old, and deserved much worse. I'm surprised I didn't end up in a work farm or military school. My parents tried everything, and finally found something that worked: the unexpected. As I was sitting in my bedroom waiting for the usual spanking and supposed to be "thinking about what I did and why it was wrong" and really only thinking about how long the spanking would take, how much it would hurt, and how long my father would yak-yak-yak before I received it, my father came in and played the old switcharoo on me. He sat down and talked to me about what I did wrong and why it was wrong and asked me questions about why it was wrong and how other people felt, just like normal (yadda yadda yadda) and then came time for the spanking.....instead, he said, "And son, I am severely disappointed in you", and walked out the door of the bedroom, leaving me by myself. I cried worse than any spanking I ever received and finally learned that my actions really do affect others. Would this method worked on me before spankings? I doubt it. This method only worked because the spankings taught me something even if the spankings didn't fix the problem. Each child and each situation is diffrent. Spankings didn't solve the issue, but I think they made me learn that other things hurt others just as much as spankings....and then, I learned real pain from hurt feelings. They also teach us that words, actions, or deeds can hurt just as bad as physical actions.

Answer 10

Because they obviously have gotten out of hand and need to be disciplined!! Thumbs up to those parents!!!! Have you noticed how many kids kill their parents these days? It's because of no discipline in the home . I say congrats to those parents for not accepting their childrens unruly behavior!

Answer 11

LEt's see I got two kids now 20 and 18, neither does drugs, nor spent a night in jail, both are honor students attending college on several scholarships. I guess you could say it worked for me.