What do you think about spanking kids in public?

Question

I personally think it's good to teach a kid a lesson, but makes me wonder what happens behind the doors of their home. I wanna hear your opinion!

Answer 1

I think that child services should be called on people like that.

What would you think if you seen a grown man hit a woman in public? If he thought she was spending to much money will hitting make her learn her lesson?

I don't think it is a good idea to abuse your children in public or behide closed doors.

Answer 2

If your children did that, I think you can give them a spank in the bottom, but next time try yelling at them first, not screaming so everyone can hear. I'm sure that isn't abusing a child, because you gave them a spank, you didn't bruise them or anything, and because their behavior was bad. If you want to know where you can spank them, if you don't mind the people looking (nosey) then you can just spank them there, I suggest you not take them somewhere privately and spank them, because someone is thinking that you are torturing your child, if they notice. I suggest when you get home you can spank them or yell at them. I hope it helps Kevin =) There are other ways to get your children to stop doing stuff they shouldn't do, don't hit them =) Here's a trick: Tell them to stop at the store and if they don't when you go home pretend to be mad at them for a while and they might be scared pretty much sad because you aren't answering what they are saying and they will feel sorry. I do that to my siblings, even though they aren't my children. =) It's because I take them to stores and buy them all sorts of stuff and take them to fun places

Answer 3

Well, I think there is a time and place for everything. I don't think that spanking is always the answer, but I am not against it and have spanked in the past. I don't think that spanking in public is good. You are right, it makes people wonder what is going on at home, but more importantly than worrying about what other people are thinking of you, a person should just take their child aside and restate the expectation and let them know what consequence (even if it is a spanking) they will have if they continue their behavior.
Then if they continue, finish at the store quickly and take them home to deal with the situation.

Answer 4

Since a spanking is a swat or two on the bottom, it's fine. I myself have spanked my children, it was ages ago, in public at least once. Gave my son a spank at the mall. Mall guard was right there.

If someone is actually smacking a child consistently and more than a few times, then there's a problem behind close doors. That would be a situation to worry about.

Answer 5

I think there are more reasons not to spank your child in public than there are to do so. If you do, it will embarass them, embarass yourself, cause negative attention from parents against spanking (maybe even that support it), etc. If you do, all that happens is you get your child to behave at the moment. Sure, they may not misbehave in public again, but usually, they will again, at another time (I only spanked my child in public once, and it didn't change much except the present). But what I advise would be to simply threaten to spank them when you get home (since they may not believe that you will do it in public). I've used that strategy several times and it seems to work pretty well, words can do powerful things (as long as they're backed up of course).

Answer 6

Depending on what the child has done to deserve a spanking, it may be warranted, or you could just take the child aside and spank them where nobody else sees you do it. I don't want to hear no bleeding hearts though, on how a spanking will harm the child for life, or their home life must be bad. Bull!! Kids need discipline, or they'll end up in jail. In the long run, kids will thank you. I'm thankful my parents disciplined me when I was a child, because who knows how I would have turned out, had they not have.

Answer 7

in public i go no farther than a swat on the bum or out in the car i do a bit more because i am usually in the car with the door shut i dont give full spankings in public those can wait till home and here is why.

1.someone can call the police and they wont say someone is spanking thier child they will say someone is beating their child.

2.its so embarrasing its embarrsing enough having me spank them privately in public its really embarasing plus the pain.i think just the pain would work perfectly.

Answer 8

My only problem with public spankings are people who call the cops on parents that are tring to control their out of control kids in a store.

As for behind doors I got the same butt woopins in public that I got at home.

Answer 9

Personally I hardly ever spank, and I've not spanked in public, but it doesn't honestly worry me.
If it's just a smack on the bottom or hand, and it's not abusive, then I honestly don't think it's anyone else's business how a parent goes about disciplining their child.
Honestly, I think if the parent was abusive, the chances that they would openly hit their children, in public, would be slim to none.
Child abuse is usually carried out in secret, not out in the open!

Answer 10

A smack on the behind is okay when a small child acts up and needs to be reminded of the rules of proper behavior. My husband and I spank our daughters but that is always done in private (and it's not abuse!).

Answer 11

I do think that that spanking kids in public is okay as long as its not out of anger and as a punishmet for not listeing and acting out.