why do people believe it's right to spank children?

Question

it's the same concept of playing God...it's just not right to inflict physical pain on another human - human's don't have the right to hurt others, even as a punishment for them having hurt someone else

Answer 1

As a father of eight children I can honestly say that I've never used my hands for anything but picking my kids up to hold and hug them.

Answer 2

Spanking is one thing, abusing is another thing. A "swat" is very different than causing welts or bruising - you never, ever discipline in anger or when you are angry. I think that some discipline is not bad and maybe required as well - seems that I read recently that physiologists are backing this up now.

Edit:
Punishment for law breaking should have a penalty, and it should not be watching HBO in a jail cell. I'd say 50% hard labor and 50% indoctrination and training - a workable mix of paying their debt and rehabilitation, but neither should be pleasent.

Answer 3

If you could feels love for Him, feels hate for Him

you will found that spank for Him is more religious (than spank by means)

in Islam we run qishash right? it's better to be disciplined in the world rather wait punishment to the akhiraat

Answer 4

Because it is a form of discipline. In today's society people over think this....they consider child abuse. Let me explain something to you people. Child abuse is when you are hitting, beating, punching, shoving, etc. your child. When you give them a slight tap on the bottom for misbehaving, that IS NOT child abuse. You're wasting your time if you think it is...When your child does something wrong what is the best form of punishment? Most people would say having something done that they don't want done. So spanking would fall perfectly well into that category. Call me old fashioned, but I think a good spanking every now & then is what most of this world's kids today needs. A little bit of discipline never hurt anyone.

Answer 5

Your statement exposes a much more serious question than whether or not it's correct to spank a child - Whether or not it's right to "play God".

To not "play God", we should acknowledge that He is God, and be obedient to His will. Satan wouldn't do it, neither did Adam and Eve - they both basically said "You're not the boss of me. I am the boss of me." That's really the basic question of hiumanity - who is your Lord?

By eating of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, Adam and Eve rejected obedience and embraced self direction and self evaluation of things to decide for themselves what is right and what is wrong. (note that God says it is wrong to NOT spank a child).

The entire act of reconciliation with God is an act of surrender - giving back to God His rightful place of Lord. Telling Him "OK, you're the boss of me. I'll do stuff your way."

Being a Godly Christian is not about evaluating things with our own eyes and doing what we think is best - THAT WOULD BE PLAYING GOD. Being a Godly Christian means knowing God's heart (scripture) and following it even when we think a different way is better. For example - if you are having a hard time making it on 100% of your income, it makes no mathematical sense to tithe, and expect to do better with 90%. The reality is that I will do better with 90% of what God and I can earn together than I can do with 100% of what I can make all alone.

Stop playing God and surrender yourself to Him through His Son Jesus. It is real freedom!

Answer 6

I agree. I have never spanked my daughter and my dad never spanked me or my brothers . Sure it may get you results quick if you are at the store and your child acts out but in the long run I feel like you are teaching them that if you are bigger and you don't like what someone is doing you can hit them to get them to stop . i will admit there are times when she tests me and I think if I spank her she will stop but I can't bring myself to HIT my little sweet ANGEL . It takes time and patience but as long as you are consistent you can get your child to behave properly with out using violence. I also have to say that my friend has a child the same age as mine and she spanks him , he acts no better then my child . My 3 year old minds me and very rarely throws a fit I do feel blessed to have a great daughter but I know a part of it is I started teaching her right and wrong in the beginning I didn't wait for her to reach 3 or 8 I started from day one. I think spanking is taking the easy way out.

Answer 7

There is no scientific evidence that spanking, well short of abuse, is doing harm and may be doing good. Asian cultures laugh at Western conceit in this area, as well they should.
That is why my disbelief in " magic men " is not tied to some unsupported ideological position.
Damn the left just as much as the right, here, maybe more, as they claim the intellectual and moral high ground; two positions they have no more right to than any fundie.

Answer 8

I remember when I was a child, if i did something wrong then my dad got out his leather belt - he only had to use it once and I never did that behavior again. For some people they don't believe it in and would rather use "time-outs" but that won't work for every child, and the one time i got locked in my room, I got out to go watch tv so it didn't work on me.
Its not the same concept as playing God, and this isn't a religious debate, people of different beliefs have different views on this topic, its not something like Christians do one thing and atheists do another.

Answer 9

Better a spanking on the butt when they're young than a different kind of pounding in prison later on!

Sorry it's a bit on the crude side...that's how I see it.

Answer 10

who draws the line between physical pain or emotional pain or whatever?
if someone breaks into your house and robs you...its not right to inflict psychological pain on them so you cant put them in jail.
that sounds ridiculous.
and i understand its an extreme example...but really, who draws the line? sometimes a kid needs a whack on the butt...you cant tell every kid 'now we dont do that, do we?' and have them pay heed. do you have any children?

Answer 11

Spanking can be different than abuse. The problem is, most people who spank children do so out of simple frustration. Spanking, done as a reasoned response to bad behavior is acceptable. Unfortunately most parents are not reasonable people. The ones most likely to spand are least likely to do so appropriately, and without losing control of their emotions or behavior.