Were you spanked as a child?

Yes, I was spanked and it did not damage me. It did keep me in line and made me listen to what my parents said. I was not spanked much and when I was, I really was out of line.

Out of the 4 of us sisters, 3 were spanked when younger and 1 wasn't. Although all of us are okay, you can really tell the difference with the one that wasn't spanked. She usually has no fear of authority and sometimes thinks she can get away with anything. I think parents spank less because they remember how unpleasant it was to be disciplined that way and they do not want to pass this on to their children. What most parents fail to realize, I think, is that they are better people because of the strict discipline their parents enforced on them (I'm not talking about abuse but proper good-intentioned discipline). I think being more lax with children does result in more back-talking, more disregard for rules and authority, and more unruliness among the youth today. I've heard so many theories why you shouldn't spank children and so many reasons and styles on how to talk to them, why we should explain everything to children.... Okay...so how do you explain to a 1 year old trying to stick his hand into an electrical socket why he shouldn't do so? How do you explain electrocution to them? When a young child is misbehaving badly and refuses to listen, how do you get your "explanation" across? A lot of people will probably crucify me for this but I do believe sometimes spanking is the best way to get a message across. You don't do it all the time but it is something I would do if necessary. I mean, I would rather that my child get swatted on the hand than get electrocuted.

I was definately spanked, not by hand, but by cane. I live in the Asean regions where parents are more conservative and will prefer punishment to discipline their child. From young, i vougely remember the pains i experienced, but I still remember the lessons learned after the "spanking" sessions. Thanks to my parents, I am able to be discipline is certains now as well.

I got spanked when I was a kid and hit with a paddle at school when they had corporal punishment.I had a alot problem with anger.I don't know if any of it really came from any of that.I hope not.

I've never been spanked by my parents when I was a child. My father did have a cane in the house, but he never used it on his children, only to threaten them sometimes. He doesn't actually believe in real spanking. He thinks that if children are spanked often, they will grow into stubborn and rebellious persons. I don't know if there is actual truth in this, but looking at myself and my siblings, we all grew up as well-bahaved individuals, certainly not stubborn and rebellious.

Yes as a child i was spanked quite a few times.. its the recipe to making a obedient child (or my parents believed it anyways). I would not call it abuse though as they very much loved me and didn't want me to get hurt, but wanted to get the message across that if i do something wrong, i will be punished. Up till this day, i still believe spanking and punishment to a child is NECESSARY to teach them since at a young age, for most people, reasoning with a child would not work as most won't even understand why what they did was wrong. However, many parents have different ways to teach their kids and i have no right to say which method is the best. =D

Yes I was spanked as a child. There were 2 spanking that I remember very well. I don't remember why I got them I just remember them because they were pretty drastic. I'm not a violent person because of them ether. I also spanked all 4 of my childen and non of them are violent ether. In fact non of them would hurt a fly. I don't know if they ever spanked their kids. I did see my oldest son go after his daughter once and I thought by this going to hurt when he got to her the swat he gave her I'm sure she didn't even feel. It was funny to watch.

I was spanked. And I deserved almost every one. I never got into any trouble while I grew up or after. I'm not violent, and have never lifted a hand to anyone or any animal. I don't even shout or yell when I'm angry. It hasn't damaged my psyche and I thank my mom and dad for not spoiling me and providing me structure. People have a difficult time not making a disctinction between spanked and beat. People have to get rid of bias to acknowledge the difference.

yes, i was spanked together with my sister and brother. they spanked us with a folded newspaper or a slipper. it did not damage us, it was just a light spank and it was only done to make us realize that we did something wrong.

I was spanked, as well my brother was. I was spanked when I did not deserve it at times - but it kind of made up for those times when I did deserve it and did not get it, I suppose. no, I am not a violent person.

I was spanked as a child and my sibilings and we all turned out just fine, the funny thing is none of us spanked our own children and they have no fear of authority and can be quite argumentive but my siblings and I we show the upmost respect to any authoritive position.

I got spanked when I was a kid and hit with a paddle at school when they had corporal punishment.I had a alot problem with anger.I don't know if any of it really came from any of that.I hope not.

Uhm yes i was and nothing went wrong with me im just fine. lol