So my daughter was acting up in Walmart and I spanked her?

[Anonymous]

So my daughter was acting up in Walmart and I kept telling her to listen and she wasn't so I spanked her and I had i had guy come up to me and told me dont to that I didn't think I did anything wrong and I had a lady say she was calling the cops for child abuse. I only smacked her three times. not like I was beating her? She listens well to spanking as much as people say its wrong

[Secret6620]

It has been proven that you do not have to hit a child to get them to behave. Spanking is for lazy parents. The same ones who use television as a babysitter. You can discipline your children without touching them. They don't need to fear you just respect you. If you need tips watch super nanny. She is awesome. But don't put your hands aggressively on a child for punishment. Next time walk them out the store and explain that the behavior is not acceptable. And when they calm down return to shopping. You have the time to give adequate discipline.😘

[Danielle93]

If you're spanking her frequently or spanking for the same exact offensive (ex: 10 times a month) and that's all she listens too, then it's going to be ineffective.

[Zer0Ghost]

Parents always think of it working in that moment, but never let that come up when they have to do it again. No, people shouldn't tell you how to parent, but parents should be doing what's best, not just what will resolve a moment or their own emotions

[abc3643]

How old is the kid?

If she is older than 3, I don't think you needed to spank her because there are different forms of coercion that you can use with kids who are 4 or older.

[Asker]

8 years olf

[abc3643]

You should have used coercion with threats of permanently removing something important to her.

For example, in 1994, I was babysitting a 3-year old and her 2-year old brother.
The daughter made a mess with toys strewn all over the place.
I told her she had to clean it up.
She refused.
I said "OK, then. Every toy I pick up, I'm going to throw out."
She picked up those toys quickly and the room was clean within 5 minutes.

[Pink2000]

Girl now you know better than to do that in public. People will call the cops on you for “child abuse” in heartbeat. You should have taken her to the bathroom to do that.

[Asker]

I don't think I did wrong is that how your mother halded it

[Pink2000]

I never had to be whooped. I was a really good child.

[Pink2000]

You didn’t do anything wrong.

[Asker]

Your lucky

[Asker]

I got the belt going up I never liked to listen and I always had a smart mouth

[OliviaCalme]

Just like me, but I've never got a spanking in public.

[BigRob420]

People always get worked up if you don't treat girls like princesses. Look at that football player who cut open his sons testicles beating him naked with a stick. That wasn't abuse because the child was male.

[andreasderjuengere]

One day your daughter comes up with a SERIOUS misbehaviour? What will you do THEN? Draw a knife? Not that I would have interfered here, but I find that there are better ways to establish parental 'authority'.

[Anonymous]

A guy took a picture of me and my daughter after I spanked my her in ASDA saying he was going to put it on social media and report me to social services. I wasted no time and called the police on him, he's now on a sex offender's register.

[Giggletr0n]

You didn't, you parented and some people assume the worst when they see something bad

[jimyee]

Huh, I thought the only people who shopped at Walmart were trailer trash hicks, I can't believe they would have a problem wooping a kid.

[BButterfly]

You are her mother and you know best and better than all of us.

[BornFree]

You should taken her to the bedroom and give her an ass spanking

Kids need to be spank

[Anonymous]

You spank your child at home because there are too many nosy people

[Lance1965]

Never spank your kid in Walmart. I know someone that lost their kid because of that and it was caught on security cameras.

[LesbianBusinessWoman]

Only spank in private

So many nosy people out there

[Philyouup]

People have to keep their fucking nose out of other peoples business. Do gooders. Pfft

[blondfrog]

When you do that in public you make others uncomfortable and make it other people's business.

[Anonymous]

yikes

my dad threatened to when i was young, but, he never actually did it. not a good idea

[FýrdracaDócincel]

People are so fucking weak nowadays