There is no need to beat the s**t out of your kid , but I think you should be able to spank and punish your child... . if not then you end up with a world full of snotty brats that end up in Jail for the rest of their life..
2007-02-01 19:56:51 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Hey gkb...... What? did you just get out of prison and log onto yahoo answers?
come to my "hood" and we'll have a pizza party near the old willow tree.
2007-02-01 20:02:32 · update #1
Go in an prison and ask the killers how many of them have been spanked as children.I have done it and all of them raised their hands as 'have been spanked'.It is absolutely possible to raise a well-behaved, responsible and clever child without spanking, yelling, criticising, punishing,etc.(or executing any king of physical or psychical violence over them).For such parent - better buy some good books on parenting - for example "Positive Discipline for Preschoolers" by Jane Nelsen.
2007-02-01 23:28:37 · answer #1 · answered by Livia 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I can understand why people would want to take parents rights to spank because most parents spank their kids out of anger or reaction and i really dont think thats right. I think its ok if you do it right. And what i mean is telling the kid what they did wrong, then telling them they are going to get a spanking because of it.
But most parents wont do that and almost make it a lazy form of discipline. They slap them or "spank" them, the kid cries, the parent apologizes because they feel bad.
I think a lot has changed from before. I mean you can ask anyone over the age of 20 something and they will tell you that their parents hit them all the time. But then you look at all the people in the world and theyre crazy, so...you never really know whats the best thing for a child. I guess every child is different.
2007-02-02 00:30:43 · answer #2 · answered by jessandshelly 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only time I ever spank my kids is for extreme or dangerous behaviour if they won't stop.
If they are doing something that can injure them or someone else, yes, I have spanked both my kids, not hard, but just a light swat on the behind, and only one. My kids are 9 and 10 and I haven't spanked either of them for at least 2 years. They are pretty good kids and usually telling them what they have done wrong, why it is wrong or unacceptable and a short grounding is enough to see that the behaviour is not repeated. Usually it is no video games or no tv for a day or two and they have learned their lesson. They test limits from time to time, like all kids, but all in all, I have been very lucky.
2007-02-01 20:05:37 · answer #3 · answered by kiera70 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
As a parent it is our job to know how to discipline our children without resorting to spanking. When you resort to hitting you are out of control. When children fight and hit each other, the first thing you do is say no and tell them why. If you react and spank them for it you are defeating the purpose of teaching them not to hit. There are many other ways to let a child know that they have done wrong.
2016-05-24 04:33:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And it should not come down to being "allowed" to spank your children. That is an issue thats between you and your kids. The "Dr. Spock" nutjobs can raise their kids how they want to and at the same time keep their collective noses out of everybody elses business.
GKB-your an idiot. Apparently you weren't spanked enough.
2007-02-01 23:37:22 · answer #5 · answered by HiTekRednek 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
spank yes..
beat no..
Spanking can be used as a distraction if they are not listening/being unruley. Not to use a silly analogy, but like those movies where someone is frantic, and whomever is dealing w/ them smacks them
they "get a grip" I've seen (and used) a light tap (yes it does NOT have to be hard etc..) to the tush and that generally breaks their mood long enough to get that grip.
The reality though is (and as cruel as it sounds) they have to learn early on that yah, you screw up, there are going to be consequences. As they get older, mom and dad will not be around to bail them out of whatever mistakes they've made because they did'nt know any better. It's better they know that if they do something wrong some consequence will occur.
but that's my .02
2007-02-01 20:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by m34tba11 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
kids really need to be disciplined when the F**k up. I agree with being able to spank and punish your child or else they will have a harder time dealing with things out in the real world as adults.
2007-02-01 20:00:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Gee, I have never spanked my children. Guess I should start saving up bail money for when they break the law down the road. (eyes rolling) Sorry, your assumption that unspanked kids are undisciplined is incorrect. Spanking doesn't prevent children from becoming snotty brats. There are plenty of spanked brats out there who continue to behave poorly because their parents ignore them other than when they are in trouble.
2007-02-01 20:19:40 · answer #8 · answered by wendysorangeblossoms 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Agreed. I'm Colombian-born. My dad would hit me across the head if I did something wrong, or something made him laugh, or he felt like hitting me upside the head. When I climbed on the counter, he knocked me off with a two-by-four he was carrying through the kitchen. Now, he'll reach out to hug me and I'll wince. I think I've been hit in the head so many times that I actually consider that good, but what ever. Suits me.
2007-02-01 20:13:13 · answer #9 · answered by Rey Gamberro Salvador 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would rather have a child with hurt feelings from a spanking than one who got hit by a car!
2007-02-02 02:02:33 · answer #10 · answered by TRUE PATRIOT 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋