spanking

Well, I think there are situations where spanking is appropriate.  I don't believe in boxing ears, slapping faces, or  hitting a child (or anyone for that matter) out of anger.  However, we've had a couple of decades of most people not spanking their children and schools not being allowed to spank - does anyone think children behave better now than they did 30 or 40 years ago? 

More importantly, do adults behave better now than they did 30 or 40 years ago?  If spanking is allowed in schools against children, it should be allowed in offices, hospitals, factories, auto repair shops, etc., where adults misbehave as well.

Personally, I believe that if we reinforced good behavior consistently, we wouldn't need spanking.  As a society, we need better manners, more impulse control, more consideration for others, and more grace in our interactions with others in public settings. 

Look at the people who swear like sailors because someone cuts in front of them at the grocery store, or on the freeway.  Each of us could give multiple instances of incivility that we encounter every day. (Some of which we cause or participate in ourselves - I'm guilty although committing to improving myself.)

If adults behaved the way we expect our children to behave, we wouldn't need to discuss spanking.  They watch everything we do - calling the other driver a b----h, flipping someone off, talking negatively about work, coworkers, you name it - children learn their attitudes and behaviors from us. 

• I heard on the radio 23 states still have paddling in schools or physical discipline. - Shocked Mom
  • Someone paddles my kids, they will find my fist for lunch!!! - OH MY!!
    • Even if your kid did something terribly wrong? - Exactly
      • I spank my kids, sure, but that's for me to do. No - one else better touch them. nm
  • What a lot of these brats need is SM - Hate today's kids
    • Well, I am the parent and I run my house sm - I run my household
      • Forgot to mention - kids need fear of someone or something sm - I run my household
  • According to the Bible ... - Beat 'em!
  • I don't believe in spanking as a first line of punishment but....sm - Georgia MT
    • SPANK NOW, WILL HELP LATER - Spankin'
  • No going on anymore, but I remember getting whacked - All girls Catholic School
    • Ah yes! Me too, and I needed it! - Crazy4Pets
  • Rod is a guide, not a weapon. - AgainstSpanking
  • No facility should be given permission (sm) - passing through
  • different child, different methods - dls
    • I lived in SC when my oldest was a baby. At 9 months old they wanted me to sign a form giving them - Chickadee
  • My roommate is going to college to be a teacher and I think she's crazy (sm) - quietmoods
    • error.error.error, should be a bad home life, sorry (nm) - quietmoods
  • Old laws are still on the books everywhere. - doesn't mean it's enforced
  • It is crazy. I don't believe in spanking period. - I live in one of those states
    • spanking - typ4food
    • Up to the parents, but they dont do it - Parents should discipline
    • you are supposed to make the child ready for the "real world" If they cannot handle a little - no name
    • spare the rod and spoil the child. - sm
      • The rod should be a guide, a staff, not a weapon. - anon
      • My parents "spared the rod" and I'm now (sm) - whatever
        • Not the norm - RARE
      • I got spanked when I was a kid and it never hurt me. - A
        • Isn't this considered a policitical discussion? - I agree
          • political? I think this is pertaining to life - no name
            • It'll flame. I'm staying out of it. - Yep.
      • and don't take spare the rod to mean - I believe in discipline, just not spanking
  • At least somebody's kids are getting disciplined - Great!
    • Know I'll get blasted but...... - Have to agree
      • I AGREE - Spankin'
        • I was at the store one day when a family with young kids came out. - I agree!
          • You got that Right - Spankin'
    • But what a shame that the right to discipline has more or less - been taken from the parents and given to the schoo
      • That's sad and I'm sorry that it happened. - A

The messages you are viewing are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select the boards given in left menu

there have been plenty of times that a child needed a whack on the butt to get back into line.

Think about it this way - when most of us were growing up we feared misbehaving in school because you knew that the teachers had no problem with sending you to the principal's office, or whacking you a couple of times themselves, and we behaved.   Now kids know that the teachers and principal can't really do anything to them. 

My child knows that spanking isn't my first resort for punishment but I do believe that when a child has been given warnings and continues to repeat a negative behavior after the time outs and restrictions are put into place then a smack on the butt is in order.... and this has only had to be done a couple of times to get the child to realize that I was serious.    The negative behavior stopped after that point.