I was never spanked as a child.
I'm 100% against it. It's nothing more than a lazy method of discipline used by parents which are too stupid to realise that other methods work or too lazy to put in the work the other methods require. When in a child's life is violence going to used as away of teaching someone a lesson, never. Your boss doesn't pop you in the face if you're late for work. It teaches children, to use violence to enforce their own believes or get what they want.
I don't have children, but when I do my top concern is to prevent them from physical harm, not inflict it upon them.
I'm 100% against it. It's nothing more than a lazy method of discipline used by parents which are too stupid to realise that other methods work or too lazy to put in the work the other methods require. When in a child's life is violence going to used as away of teaching someone a lesson, never. Your boss doesn't pop you in the face if you're late for work. It teaches children, to use violence to enforce their own believes or get what they want.
I don't have children, but when I do my top concern is to prevent them from physical harm, not inflict it upon them.
I was smacked as a kid (I was particuarly boisterous as a child) and it definately taught me not to do certain things again. Of course, it depends on the child. One child may take the physical punishment as a clear message that something is bad and that it should not be done again (positive), or, as Fee said, another child may take aboard the message that violence is the solution to their problems (negative).
[19:39] <Birdflu> I'm just sad that I can't give myself one
[19:39] <Birdflu> I'd have a great time
[19:39] <Birdflu> I'd have a great time
I think that perents spank their children overstrained with certain situations. So it was for my mum. When she spanked me, it was for lack of alternatives 
. My father never smacked me because he knows how to educate me just verbaly and I think on overall this is the better way. (No offense mum, i know I was really annoying sometimes 
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. My father never smacked me because he knows how to educate me just verbaly and I think on overall this is the better way. (No offense mum, i know I was really annoying sometimes )
Last edited by Addicter; Feb 10, 2010 at 11:21 PM.
Originally Posted by Addicter
I think that perents spank their children overstrained with certain situations. So it was for my mum. When she spanked me, it was for lack of alternatives
Same as above. My mum stopped when I was about 13 and jumped out the way, causing her to break a finger on the wall
(made me laugh anyway...)