I had my share of spankings (well deserved), and I definitely support the practice. Take me to any place a group of children are interacting, and I can point out which ones AREN’T spanked by their bad behavior. Their treatment of other children and even their parents exposes the lies in this piece.
Couldn’t agree more with both of you.
I’ve been an adult for for 45 years. I was a child for 21.
Children need limits. You try to reason with them. You try to modify behavior by removing privileges. When all else fails, you spank.
I was never happy about spanking my children. I realized early in life, if your children don’t respect you (appropriately), they won’t respect others. If they don’t respect others, they won’t respect themselves.
I do not believe in child abuse, but if a person cannot distinguish between appropriate corporal punishment and child abuse, they shouldn’t be in a position of evaluating others when it comes to child abuse.
They simply don’t have the mental faculties to grasp this issue.
Vlad: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3602082/posts?page=16#16
Agreed. I spanked my son once when he was small. It hurt me more than him but he obeyed me then. Spanking has to be done without emotion on the parents’ part (other than the regret that it has to be done) or else it could turn into something damaging. Some children may need more spanking. Some may need less, but it’s an effective tool to teach a child that there are real boundaries in life. Better a spanking at 5 than jail at 15.