I was reading an article about how undisciplined our kids are and a couple of pages later where a police arrested a family for spanking their child. Are we to go through these " time outs, talkings and other psychological assessments" and let our kids grow up with the notion that if the adults "get out of line, call 911", or do we risk that and discipline our kids accordingly without the fear of " society" coming down on us for alleged abuse! I am so sick of society calling the parents to chastise their children and then switch out on them when they do. I believe either we do it or we wait until prison officials do it. At that time it is to late and our kids will be "beaten" by people who don't really care!
2007-02-15 20:02:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Well, I'm old school too. I feel a well-place smack on the behind can solve a lot of problems. Not beating and not anywhere on the body except the butt. I have seen people slap the kid in the face, back, shoulders;wherever it happens to land....that's wrong.
My children are in their 40's and grew up to be wonderful adults, productive members of our society and great parents. Both kids had their share of the hand to the rearend when they were little. Not often, and not with anything but the hand and they turned out just fine.
What I find interesting is that my childrens children, my grandkids, have never been spanked - all are in their teens and are great kids. Good grades in school, active in the community, respectful.... Parents used "time out", grounding, taking away the toys and today will take away car keys and drivers licenses....
So I guess it all comes down to this...a good parent is a good parent. A rotten parent raises disrespectful, violent, truant, antisocial people.
2007-02-16 06:12:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I'm concerned, spanking is fine. Lots of kids are running so out of control anymore. Did you ever watch a parent trying to reason with a 4 year old in the middle of a store who is throwing a tantrum because they want something? Inevitably, the parent will buy it instead of just giving the kid a spanking and saying no and sticking to it. It's easier that way. Look how many kids are on Ritalin today. People just accept that, put a kid on drugs. Much of the time, it's a matter of them just being so undisciplined and out of control. We don't seem to be doing our kids any favors.
By the way, I can see me calling 911 on my father when I was a kid, or even THREATENING to ....bwaaahahahahahaha...!!
There is a HUGE difference between spanking and abuse.
2007-02-16 04:44:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with you on that, spanking is fine but beatin the crap outta a kid isnt. And people wonder why kids have been so outta control its CRAZY. When they are fed the laws at such a young age and know their rights and know if u lay 1 finger on em they know to call the police or speak to a teacher about it ?? At the end of the days whos taking care of the kids?? I think they should seriously allow a lil spanking every now and then and set them straight and give parents laws to protect themselfs and know whats best for their own kids.
2007-02-16 04:14:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't feel that you are the only one who believes in Spanking... I am in my 30s and I fully believe in Spanking kids.... Like you, I think societal changes/pressure has totally overlook the need to discipline kids in a corporal way -- Let's face it... if "time out" really works on majority of kids....we won't have all these problems with kids "disrespecting" adults or even authorities ! Now, I'm not advocating "abused" i think parents who excessively hit/burn their kids for dropping food on the floor deserved to be in Jail... but our society should realized that --- certain amount of necessarily spanking should not automatically put parents into Jail but be dealt with a case on case basis !
2007-02-16 04:15:47 · answer #4 · answered by niku414 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Timeouts and talkings psssshhh! that s*** doesn't work when i have kids I am going to spank them because I have seen the results of kids who go on a time out. Those are the ones who talk back to their parents and tell them to shut up. I'll be DAMNED if i let one of my children tell me to shut up my dad is 6'6 280lbs and my grandma is like 5'3 136lbs and my dad is scared to say cus words in front of her and that is respect and a little bit of fear. punishment teaches discression a long lost word of this generation. kids with no common sense I wonder why
2007-02-16 04:11:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
my mom tore me up when i was bad it never hurt me it might have even kept me out of juvi at any rate today i am a successfull boat captian with three beautifull children and yes i do spank them not beat but spank there is a difference but most of the time all i have to do is look at them sideways
2007-02-16 04:17:19 · answer #6 · answered by edward m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont really know what works best, but kids do need to know their limits
2007-02-16 04:07:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
gotta put the fear of god in them, as my pappy used to say.
2007-02-16 04:09:41 · answer #8 · answered by SARcasm,RN 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋