If parents don't physically punish their kids, then do the kids still turn out well?

Answer 1

My parents never physically punish me, and i turned out well.

Answer 2

Kids can be taught in many different ways. Physical punishment trains a child to behave to avoid the punishment. There are many other ways to train a child to behave in order to avoid a punishment. There are also many ways to teach a child to behave because it's the right thing to do.

So, children who are not physically punished, but who are still taught proper behavior, can turn out just fine.

Answer 3

^ Hah, that's the spirit! That's what we need, children who can fight back and prove they're not to be messed with. Good for you.

Kids turn out MORE well than kids who were physically punished by their parents. Spanking and other physical discipline only works on the short-term, teaches nothing but that violence is an acceptable solution, teaches you can dominate by fear, will cause negative conflicts in the future from a torn relationship, can grow up unhealthy(mind, socially), will be adults prone to violence and aggression and likely to have emotional problems and substance abuse AND shaky relationships in the future. And they will also be prone to crime, spousal abuse, and child abuse.

Kids who are not disciplined physically turn out better because they know their parents love them at heart, see them as an equal human being, capable of reason, are more tolerant, and will not have much problems in the future.

You decide which is better...

Answer 4

I think its possible, as i wasn't spanked neither were my brother and sister. However, for each of us we have all have become pro-spankers. We ARE wonderful people though. I just think that, at least for me it was a lazy way of parenting to just yell and scream and tell a child what to do as punishment or what they aren't allowed to do as punishment, verses physically, showing the kid that its wrong, i just think its easy to talk personally. I;m not a parent, and when i do have kids, i don't want to ever have to spank them im just not thowing it out as a possiblity,

Answer 5

I've never resorted to corporal punishment, and my son is one of the most polite, well - mannered little boys I've met so far. So yes kids often turn out better if they're not physically punished.

Answer 6

I turned out just fine, and my parents never punished me physically.

Answer 7

There is no one size fits all answer to this question, but in general, children turn out well when they have parents who are loving and caring, who set and enforce boundaries, and who discipline and reward appropriately. You don't have to use physical discipline to get these results, nor can you expect to not get these results if you do use physical discipline.

Answer 8

Yes. When you mean physically punish, do you mean beating or just spanking? If it's beating then there's gonna be some traumatized kids. If it's spanking then it's just fine. Kids who aren't spanked are fine too.

Answer 9

Yeah of course, they turn out better because they are less likely to suffer from a poor self-esteem and there is less chance of them being violent. Who gives anyone the right to physically harm someone else? I say time-out is the best.

Answer 10

Let me tell you, I was physically abused when I was a child, although I turned out well, got my Masters in Science. I hated my parents deeply, I don't call or go visit them because of what they did. So love your children, like you love your self or expect nothing in return, when they grow up