What would you do if your child slapped you?

Question

... this should be interesting.

Answer 1

Cry at his funeral.

Answer 2

At a toddler age, they do not understand what they are doing. So you just take their hand away and say firmly, "No."

When they get a little older, start giving them timeouts - and not in their room where they have a stash of toys. Sitting them in a corner - no matter which way they are facing - where there is no stimulus like TV is sufficient.

When they get to 12 or 13 and are hitting their parents, it's time for a visit to a counselor and not just the child - the whole family should go. A child this age or older knows wrong from right and should understand behavior begets consequencens. The problem may be deep rooted and irrational. They need help of the objective kind.

Adult child, put them in jail.

Answer 3

you were right about it being interesting.... I'd like to think that I would NOT slap her back, although that was my first thought. I don't think it would help anything, and it's hard to discipline a child for doing something you just did to them...

I would be furious, though, I'm sure. So she'd be sent to her room to live in fear, until I calmed down. And then there would be NO warnings - she'd lose whatever was most important to her, be it barbies, TV, whatever, for at least a week.. that's if it happened today, at age 7. With a teenager, I think the punishment would have to be much more strict, removal of all priveleges.

But I do agree with the comment above, that there are underlying reasons for all of our behavior. Once the punishment has been doled out, there is still a matter of communication which needs to be handled to find out what the problem is. They need to know it's never okay to hit you, but you still love them and want to help them with what's troubling them.

Answer 4

It would depend how old the child was. I am pretty old school but if the child were under 3 I would tell them no-no. If the child were 4-5 I would put them in a corner......after that, the child would learn the meaning of old fashioned discipline. As a preteen/teen (10-17) someone is losing an arm or spending the night in a detention center. Older than that........I would bake them cookies and visit them in jail every Saturday :)

Answer 5

It would depend on the child's age. I wouldn't tolerate it that's for sure.
If it were a very young child, I'd make her go to her room and go to bed. I'd warn her that if it ever happened again, I'd take away her (fill in the blank). But it's gotta be something that she will miss. If it happened again, I'd probably give her a quick smack on the butt so she'd understand what it felt like.
An older child, such as a teen, would also have privileges taken away. I doubt I'm smack a teen but I'd sure take away the phone, tv, etc. for at least a few days.

Answer 6

if they're under age 3 I'd grab their hands and tell them no! If they keep doing it, I'd either lightly slap their hand or if it continues take away their favorite toys, telling them they need to be good in order to get them back. If it's an older child, I'd take away all priveliges like tv, computer etc.

Answer 7

There's obviously a problem that you need to get to the bottom of if your child is hitting you. (I don't mean you personally, I mean anyone in general)

My 1 year old flings his arms around and sometimes hits me and I sit him down, hold his hands and tell him "We don't hit, that hurts mommy" and look him in the eyes when I'm telling him that, and then he goes on about his day.

If it were an older child, talk about why they hit, talk about why we shouldn't hit and then a time out.

If it were a teenager, they already know why they did it, so they get sent to their room, and get XXX privilges taken away.(Phone, computer, going places, etc....)

I wouldn't hit them back that's for sure, because that just shows them that it's ok to fight with someone.

Answer 8

Tell her it hurt you and ask how she would feel if you slapped her? If she did it again, then you slap her and ask how she feels now...That way, you have got your point across, but calmly, stayed the in control adult, and taught a lesson all at the same time!
Good luck, but get it under control young, cos you certainly don't want an out of control teen, who can hit MUCH harder than you can!

Answer 9

depends on how old the child is and what the context is. if it was a teenager who was out of control then i might slap back. on a serious note, there is always an underlying issue when our children are lashing out. find out what the issue is...

Answer 10

If she was about 4 to 14 years i would give her a bad spanking. A mean spanking.... they should know better. If she was 1-3 years old I would just tell her to stop and raise my tone in my voice. If she was above the age of 14 I would take away her cell, t.v, computer, all that and make her read a book and give her a long lecture and yell at her and put her in her place.

Answer 11

Depends on the age but slap them back..i would like to see the day one of my children slap me