Spank or No Spank?

[sheepdawg]

People have been spanking their kids since the beginning of time and all of a sudden some expert says it's wrong. Funny when i did something wrong as a child I got spanked by my father and I never did it again. Now that it's considered child abuse what are children like. Check out the juvenile crime rate.

"Spare the rod and spoil the child" No truer statement has ever been made.

 

[DWFAN]

...But if your parents hit you while you were a kid, they were wrong, and if you are hitting your kids, so are you. Not bad people--just wrong.

Just wondering, what makes you right?

DW

 

[cmort666]

It is simply asinine to expect a creature that's barely verbal to understand and comply with commands on the basis of AT BEST hazily understood theoretical justifications.

Small children need IMMEDIATE and SIMPLE negative stimuli to modify negative behavior.

Anybody who thinks he can morally justify behavior to a two year old is no smarter than the child, and maybe a lot less so.

Don't spank your kid when he steals at 2-3... but don't whine when he gets shot trying to steal with a gun in his hand at 16.

 

[StatesRightist]

Just wondering, what makes you right?

DW

You mean being self righteous and PC doesn't automatically make you right?

 

[Mickey D]

A-10--

Not so. If anyone hit an adult with a board, he'd be arrested for assault. Hit a kid with the same board, especially in southern schools where it's allowed, and you're OK.

Give me a break!

In my opinion, hitting kids is never justified.

What does it teach them?

If you're bigger, you can hit someone smaller?

The way to solve problems is with violence?

If you really want to confuse a child, tell him you love him and then hit him. Or tell him afterwards.

Come on--it's time to call it like it is. Sure, you can achieve compliance through fear--what's that worth?

Anyway, I realize this is a hot-button issue and we don't all agree on it.

...But if your parents hit you while you were a kid, they were wrong, and if you are hitting your kids, so are you. Not bad people--just wrong.

This is going to hurt me more than hurt you.