Spanking?????????

Question

As a parent do you believe in spanking? Why? Why not?

Answer 1

Yes I belive in spanking, but never for no reason and always never in anger.

A spanking must have a reason attached to it. I felt like it doesn't make it at least with me. Misbehavior, Sassy mouth, Staying out late, underage drinking, doing something that could hurt you or someone else etc are a few of the good reasons to spank a young person.

I say young person because I believe that there is no age that a spanking should be stopped at. I spanked my 22 year old daughter because she drove home drunk.

Whenever I had to spank. I would always tell the offender what the reason for them being spanked was. I told them how long they would get spanked and I would always follow the spanking up with plenty of hugs and kisses after word.

I always spank bare bottomed over my knee with my hand, a paddle or a hairbrush. I do not believe in straps, belts or canes because to me those are more implements of abuse not discipline.

Answer 2

Spanking is wrong, it is lazy parenting, people would rather hit their kids then actually teach and educate them - that takes work, you don't want to work then you shouldn't have taken on the responsibility of having a child.

Hitting a child in the face would be considered abuse but change the location and it is not?

Like some other spanking topic said, everyone always says "I was spanked and turned out fine" well you could say that about anything like "I did drugs but now I am fine, I stabbed someone but now I am fine" come on people, it has been proven that most people in prison and jail were spanked when they were children..It is time to stop physically disciplining these children and find less harmful ways, it has also been proven that spanking can lead some adults to be depressed, there are many more cons to spanking then pros.
The day when spanking is illegal is the day when the world will finally make some sense. Telling a child not to hit and then hitting them is hypocrite

Answer 3

When you spank ids today they think it is funny but the minute you take a toy or something they really enjoy doing away from them they hate it. Also time-outs always work. It seems to me to be more affective than spanking. Everyone has there own feelings about it.
My son is 12 and he got caught in a lie 2 years ago so i thought instead of slapping him i will take away the television for 1 week. So he got smart and said well i will just play my video games then. I said oh no you won't because that involves the t.v. So not only was the t.v. taken but because you use the t.v. to play games he didn't have those either. He was miserable and the first 2 days he whined and moaned and said what am i suppose to do then. I said "read a book, play a board game, go outside."After 2 days he didn't bug me anymore and figured out what to do with his spare time and till now i trust that he learned his lesson and doesn't want that to ever happen again. I feel he won't lie and taught him the lesson he needed.

Answer 4

Punishing a child for misbehaviour and child abuse are two very different things. I do not believe in child abuse. I do not believe that a child should ever be hit anywhere besides his or her rear end. I do not believe that spankings should ever leave bruises or welps. I do however recognise the need to punish a child in a way that will make him or her think twice before repeating the action for which they are being punished. For some children, taking away toys or television or the priviledge of playing with other children works fine. For other children, additional measures such as spanking are what is necesary. As long as it is humane, then use whatever punishment that will get the desired result.

Answer 5

I'm not a parent but spanking is a self-discipline for children to grow up into mature adults

Answer 6

From "The Spanking Follies," A Disciplinary Episode at Milborne High
“Bryan, I’m disappointed to see you here. You
were doing so well, and now I’ve learned you struck another
student.”
“Terry had it coming. He’s a smart-*** and he
was messing with Jo-elle.”
“Violence is not acceptable. I’m going to
have to give you five swats. It’s been approved by the principal
and falls within the school board’s disciplinary guidelines, in
case you’re wondering.”
“I know, I know, but it’s not fair. Besides,
how is me hitting Terry different from you bashing my butt with
that…club?”
“First off, it’s not a club. It’s a paddle.
Violence is very different from discipline. Violence is dangerous:
it has numerous possible serious physical consequences. In other
words, it can cause injuries. Or even death. It can also be
extremely expensive and difficult to clean up. Discipline is
punishment for wrongdoing. There are few, if any, undesirable side
effects. Discipline discourages students from impulsiveness,
misbehaving or being violent. It encourages them to be focused, be
courageous, be confident, be considerate, be consistent, and have
clear goals. Also get their homework done, to be productive, and to
interact with each other in constructive ways, and everyone is
better off. Learning discipline is very useful for success in life.
There’re no injuries, except for a few temporary bruises—if any. No
one will need to be taken to the emergency room. I know you can see
the difference.”
"That's a bunch of crap," said Bryan.
The Vice-Principal was not amused.

Answer 7

I'm not a parent but I'm a teen. And I know what I'm talking about. My uncles parents swatted him when he was bad, but it didn't work, he still did what he needed to do. He even made it look like to teachers that his parents were beating him. They soon started beating the crap out of him. I don't believe in spanking nor does my mom. Instead my mom takes things I care about. But I'm a good child. So intead my mom just talks to me of why I'm doing what i'm doing or we go on walks around the block until I fess up, abuot why I was doing what I was doing.

Answer 8

As a kid (teen) a spanking still can HURT. But there is no doubt the parent believes in spanking. And when your backside is getting whacked, you sure believe in spanking too. I mean, how can you not believe? It don't mean you like it!!

Answer 9

ABSOLUTELY, YES. I do believe in spanking, though, not beatings. There is a way to spank a child without abusing them. You have to start with spanking when they are young, like 3 yrs. old or so. If you don't, then eventually when they're older they will SPANK you.

Answer 10

First off all, let me say that I am NOT a parent. However as a person who has been spanked, I can truthfully tell you that spanking is good, non abusive, helpful, loving, kind, corrective, non dangerous (as long as it is used correctly), non abusive (as long as used correctly), and non mentally retarding.

Resolve: SPANK YOUR KIDS! IT'S GOOD FOR THEM!