The answer is no. There are times where a spanking is warranted but overall I'd say a good 70% of parents who use spanking as a primary method of discipline are abusive. And if you think I'm wrong ask their child "are you afraid of your mother/father?".
Spanking like any form of punishment is but one tool in the tool box… should it b the first thing I grab every time I have a problem with a child…. No do I grab a sledgehammer every time I need to hang a picture… no however if a kid is outa control and I have to step in physically to stop the action then it should b an option… like when I need to remove a non load barring wall to make my house more open concept I’m opting for the sledgehammer…
Studies will give whatever outcome those making the studies desire. Children have been spanked for eons with no harmful effects. However, there is a big difference between a light spanking that a child may not like but is not afraid of and beatings that terrify the child.
My parents smacked me and I'm the least violent person I know, I grew up respectful and to know what boundaries are. Seriously though not smacking kids is working out so well for the current generation.
Like anything else, it all depends on how it is done. There is no question there are children who benefit from a spanking now and then. I know I did.
Stop trying to tell people how to parent their children. It's none of your business and you DO NOT know as much as parents do about their own children and what they need.
You answered your own question with the first paragraph. No it's not it causes long term unnecessary trauma. Isn't effective. Plus why on earth would you WANT to abuse your children
I don't think there's a problem with it as long as it's not excessive and is used only to discipline them. Not every child needs spanking but some teens and young adults I know would have benefitted from it.
I do not think children should be spanked! To me it is violence!!! It shows the child that when you get mad to hit the other person. I never spanked my child!! Don't do it!!! They didn't ask to be born!!
No, spanking ruins a child, the best choice is to give them time out, take privileges away from them, etc... Growing up as a child my mom (late) would use anything to spank us, her flip flops, her hand, etc.
Depends how you define "spank". Also, there is evidence that unruly children who do not have some element of physical discipline have further social and personal issues.
My parents more so my dad spanked us and the school did too. I was given permission to spank when I took care of children too but I never did that. It came down to the old saying with me, when they hurt I hurt too. I'm sure my parents didn't want to spank us either but we needed it at times. No saying it didn't hurt my parents, I'm sure it did.
Correction is different than abuse. Spanking is how you train. Time out serves no purpose look at our prison system, look how many people repeat when you send somebody to Time out
I don't believe that it is righteous, I would not believe so even if it made kids behave better. I don't think though that we ought to allow it right now, too many people would go to prison. Hopefully one day we can.
It is allowed in some countries a few of which are quite surprising like Colombia, and South Sudan. I am not sure if it enforced much in said places. It would be impossible to outlaw it here Republicans would say it violates family values and Democrats would say that it would put a lot of non-white people in jail (which it probably would).
No I was spanked and I never cared tbh my parents weren’t crazy so they wouldn’t just spank me with a belt for 30 minutes, if I did something bad I would get a little pop 🤷🏾♂️
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The answer is no.
There are times where a spanking is warranted but overall I'd say a good 70% of parents who use spanking as a primary method of discipline are abusive. And if you think I'm wrong ask their child "are you afraid of your mother/father?".
Yes, definitely. Screw research as those can be misrepresented to push a agenda.
Some kids need their butts spanked as they can be intolerable, rude and disrespectful to their parents.
Unspanaked kids grow up to be entitled, rebellious, rude and stupid going through life making ill advised decisions.
The rod and rebuke gives wisdom.
Yes I do.
I've seen kids that are completely out of control. And even the parents can't even calm them down.
I mean let's be real saying go to your room or giving them a timeout is not a punishment...
I've also seen parents break something they loved or publicly humiliate them. To me I think those are taking it a bit too far.
Just give them a spanking and call it a day.
Spanking like any form of punishment is but one tool in the tool box… should it b the first thing I grab every time I have a problem with a child…. No do I grab a sledgehammer every time I need to hang a picture… no however if a kid is outa control and I have to step in physically to stop the action then it should b an option… like when I need to remove a non load barring wall to make my house more open concept I’m opting for the sledgehammer…
Studies will give whatever outcome those making the studies desire. Children have been spanked for eons with no harmful effects. However, there is a big difference between a light spanking that a child may not like but is not afraid of and beatings that terrify the child.
My parents smacked me and I'm the least violent person I know, I grew up respectful and to know what boundaries are.
Seriously though not smacking kids is working out so well for the current generation.
Statistically the majority of parents still spank their kids? Your point falls flat
I would say that the problem with the current generation is avoiding all kinds of limit.
Like anything else, it all depends on how it is done. There is no question there are children who benefit from a spanking now and then. I know I did.
Stop trying to tell people how to parent their children. It's none of your business and you DO NOT know as much as parents do about their own children and what they need.
You answered your own question with the first paragraph. No it's not it causes long term unnecessary trauma. Isn't effective. Plus why on earth would you WANT to abuse your children
I don't think there's a problem with it as long as it's not excessive and is used only to discipline them. Not every child needs spanking but some teens and young adults I know would have benefitted from it.
I do not think children should be spanked! To me it is violence!!! It shows the child that when you get mad to hit the other person. I never spanked my child!! Don't do it!!! They didn't ask to be born!!
No, spanking ruins a child, the best choice is to give them time out,
take privileges away from them, etc... Growing up as a child my mom (late)
would use anything to spank us, her flip flops, her hand, etc.
Depends how you define "spank". Also, there is evidence that unruly children who do not have some element of physical discipline have further social and personal issues.
Where, I wasn’t able to find any articles talking about that ^
I was spanked, and while it didn't do me any harm, I could never spank a child. I simply couldn't do it.
So you think it didn't affect you.
My parents more so my dad spanked us and the school did too. I was given permission to spank when I took care of children too but I never did that. It came down to the old saying with me, when they hurt I hurt too. I'm sure my parents didn't want to spank us either but we needed it at times. No saying it didn't hurt my parents, I'm sure it did.
Correction is different than abuse. Spanking is how you train. Time out serves no purpose look at our prison system, look how many people repeat when you send somebody to Time out
I do not agree with spanking, there are other ways to discipline. Spanking in my opinion shows more a loss of the parent's control.
"Oh Little Johnny, please behave!"
Yeah. Eight.
T hat will work.
Let's see how your kids feel about you later in life.
getting spanked only made me better at hiding undesirable behavior
I don't believe that it is righteous, I would not believe so even if it made kids behave better. I don't think though that we ought to allow it right now, too many people would go to prison. Hopefully one day we can.
It is allowed in some countries a few of which are quite surprising like Colombia, and South Sudan. I am not sure if it enforced much in said places. It would be impossible to outlaw it here Republicans would say it violates family values and Democrats would say that it would put a lot of non-white people in jail (which it probably would).
No I was spanked and I never cared tbh my parents weren’t crazy so they wouldn’t just spank me with a belt for 30 minutes, if I did something bad I would get a little pop 🤷🏾♂️
Only as a last resort. Some kids do deserve spanking when really necessary
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