Would you spank your kid if they talked back to you?

Answer 1

yes,if she talks back she gets her mouth washed out with lemon juice and a couple bare bottom swats until she cries.she really learns a lesson that way.

Answer 2

Depends on what the Kid said to me. I have spanked my daughter---not beat up--spanked. She is 13 now and I have not spanked her since she was 7yrs old. She is very well behaved, she is a honor roll student in school. She has many friends and she knows that when I say no its no and does not throw a tantrum like other kids. Other parents can not believe how well behaved she is, but then again they never spanked or discipline their kids---they think time out works---If my mom and dad would have done time out with me when I was growing up--I would not be the person I am today---I probably would be a Menes to society.

Answer 3

Depending on the age of the child, you do need to enforce some kind of discipline. One of the first things a child learns is how far they can push. I have seen it where a child will ask for something and after the parent has said "No" two times, they will stop. I have also seen it where a child will ask to the point where they are jumping up and down in a shopping buggy screaming for something they want in the store. Now, the first child stopped because they knew what would happen on the third "No". The second child was out of control because they knew they could go this far and would probably get what they wanted. Rest assured, children know how far to push. As far as disciplining a child, just be reasonable. With any age child, all you want to do is get their attention. Some you can just verbally scold, some may need a little more than just talked to. Children learn by example. Be a good parent and scold when you need to, but never forget to give praise for their accomplishments as well. Now, the person just above me who is 15, I'd take her computer and phone away. I figure that would get her attention for being disrespectful.

Answer 4

I have personally sunk to spanking a few times and feel it does not work completely, I have also popped my child in the mouth when her talking back has made me sink to that. I don't feel neither one works. I wish I had exact answer for you but I have been trying myself to figure out how to teach my children to give more respect to their parents. Parenting is a hard thing, their is no wrong way or right way I believe, their is a way to show your kids to treat others the way they would want to be treated. So spanking to them would confuse that whole scenario, make any sense?

Answer 5

Yes! This happened to me when I was younger I told my dad I didn't have to listen to him. Needless to say I recieved a spanking. I never from that day forward ever talked back to my dad again. That one spanking did the trick! I'm fortunate to have had a very smart dad.

Answer 6

Yup i would pop them in the mouth and give them a few spankings
now a days U get DIFS called on u if u hit ur kids
thats why kids these days are out of hand
they need an old-fashion spanking

*Boy, get the switch* lol btw im not that old
im not old at all to have kids
but i see how kids act in my old school

Answer 7

It depends on what they said and how much they were talking back. I would only spank them if they were like talking back to everything I said.

Answer 8

OMG! I can't believe the "thumbs down" for people who merely disagree with physical punishment. What's wrong with people today?

While some children these days misbehave & show little respect for others, it's from a LACK of discipline in general. Not necessarily from a lack of PHYSICAL punishment. BIG difference!

A friend once said, "a swat on the butt is an attention getter." And that I get! Because I grew up with parents who used corporal punishment to the extreme, I didn't us physical punishment to discipline my kids.

My daughter graduated HS with honors, never got into any trouble at school or outside our home. Was she a mouthy teenager a times? You bet. It's part of being a KID, it's part of growing up & figuring out you're separate from your parents. She's now a wife, mom of 2 & successful business woman. My son is a loving, caring, well behaved SPECIAL NEEDS adult. (Believe me, I understand frustration!)

What to do instead: http://www.nospank.net/jhunt4.htm

The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry writes, "Effective parents don't need to use physical force to discipline the child, but are more likely to set clear rules and explain why these rules are important."
http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/discipline

"Q) What do virtually all juvenile delinquents have in common? A) They have been raised by spankers."
http://nospank.net/pt2008.pdf

From the McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Nov. 7, 2007
"Researchers at Columbia University looked at 88 corporal punishment studies & found a definite connection between spanking & 10 negative outcomes, including damaged parent-child relationships, increased potential for aggression, lying, cheating, bullying & depression, as well as a greater chance that the spanked child will physically abuse his or her own children. Spanking did, however, achieve one thing: immediate compliance."

Sadly, I believe you're probably looking for someone who'll say "it's OK to spank your kids". And it looks like you've received plenty of affirmation. This truly breaks my heart for kids being raised today. Kids need their parents love and attention. As parents, YOU are SO IMPORTANT to them!! You can have a positive influence on their lives without hurting them.

“Children ought to be led to honorable practices by means of encouragement & reasoning, most certainly not by blows & ill treatment.” - Plutarch, circa 45-120 AD, Ancient Greece

Answer 9

They have both been warned numerous times about respect. For simply talking back we would not spank, but for outright yelling we would.

My 12 year old yelled in my face to shut up a few months back. She was yelling more alright, but for a different reason.

Answer 10

Generally no - "talking back" is conversation, and even if you don't like what your child has to tell you there is no reason to jump from verbal to physical communication. But: if "talking back" means being very rude and defiant (as in "f... off"), then I would consider spanking when stern warnings were ineffective.

Answer 11

My parents spanked me for running my mouth after they had told me to shut it.
Let the child back talk you, they will start disobeying you in other areas and lose respect for you.
Only imbeciles think kids are easy to out smart.Ever watch "are you smarter thana 5th grader?"
kids arent dumb they know how to manipulate weak parents who wont reinforce the rules physically.No you dont have to spank them for everything but thinking they will never need to be spanked at some point is ludicrous.I have seen more kids who arent spanked in jail than not.