POLL - how many people believe we should have a NO SPANKING LAW

sorry lillake,it is because of people like you that the governments think they can rule our lives and tell use what is right or wrong. I was brought up in the age where if I did wrong,I got spanked,if I got the strap at school I got a spanking at home as well because I did wrong at school. I am now 61 years of age,I own my own locksmithing business which is closly monattered by the police,and while I have never been married,I have spent over 35 years as a babysitter. I have with the permission of the parents used spankings when needed and have never had any problem children from it,and many of my older charges have actually thanked me for their good attitudes. I for one,beleive the governments should look after the infastructure of the counties and leave the upbrining to the parents and also to quit making stupid laws just to prove they are actually working. I do not beleive in abuse,but a good spanking can be very usfull.

I am a parent and, no there should absolutely be no law against spanking. Some people equate spanking with beating, which is the real problem. This is a scary thought. Take away a parent's right to discipline their child, and the problems we have today will seem like child's play. It's not just that spanking can be an effective form of discipline. It's also that taking away that option makes parents helpless when all else fails. Children would use it against their parents. Even now I hear stories about children calling the police on their parents claiming abuse and getting their parents arrested. This law would make it too easy for children to get away with false accusations. Even if it's not used often, spanking should always be an option.

I totally DISAGREE with a No Spanking Law! I spanked my kids when they were younger, I also bit my son and tapped him in the mouth (still do on occasion) and there was no harm done, they know I mean business and they dont cross me etc.....Not to mention the fact since when is it ok for the government to dictate to me how I am to raise my children when it comes to discipline? Next is it going to be that we arnet allowed to ground our kids either or take away phone/tv/video game etc time or maybe not even correct them at all?

I am a mom. I think the government is going a little too far. Spanking is fine. Beating is a whole other story. I think the decision to spank or not to spank needs to be left up to the parents. Unless the government is going to do all of the raising of all the children. Including, feeding, clothing, nurturing, paying for college, etc. then they need to let the parents be in control of taking ccare of their own children. Sure there are soe people who abuse their children but, for the most part most parents are loving and caring.

I'm not a parent to human children and never will be. But I do believe that each individual parent has the right to discipline their child however they see fit. Not all children will respond to time outs, taking toys away or sitting in a corner. For some kids, spankings are the only thing that works. The government has no right to tell any parent how to raise their kid or properly discipline their kid. What's next? The government telling us how many kids we can or can't have? When does the control stop?

when i was a kid, i m very arch. but my parents never spank me not because i m a girl . they never beat my brother . but if we disobey their rule, they will criticize us hashly and violently . they let me know between right and wrong . we let kid know what is discipline, but dont mean to beat them . if i become a parent , i wont spank my dear kid .

i am a non parent and according to me no spanking law should not be enforced because kids sometimes dont learn unless they are punished and if they are punished they will listen to their parents and will be be a little scared of his parents which a kid should be,and even the parents has got equal right to spank their kids as thy r the ones who give them birth

I am a parent and I believe we should have the right to punish our kids as we see fit as long as we are not abusing them, a spank on the but is not abusive and in some cases is the only way to teach your kid they are doing wrong.

4 of us kids and we got spanked for things. All four of us, no matter who did it. Pants down and the belt off dad's pants. Do I remember anything that we/I did to get spanked? Not a thing, never did. I remember the pain and crying and I grew up not liking my dad, being scared of him and not really wanting to be with him because of the spankings. He'd say he loved me, but then would hurt me so badly - I didn't understand that. So are spankings a good thing? No. I think it is like me - I remember the pain and the hurt and being afraid of dad and not even liking him much, but it did nothing in the way of teaching or dicipline. I never quite knew what I did and when I did know, it was such a little thing, why such huge pain for a simple little thing? Pain inflicts hate and fear. How does that help anything? Take away a privledge or fun activity or something that means something to the kid - that way instead of sitting htere crying and in pain, they'll sit there knowing that "I could be playing iwth my Xbox right now, if I hadn't done that".

I'm only 20 yrs old but i can defiantly remember getting a good spanking from my parents. I think that spanking is alright to a certain extent. There should not be a law preventing parents from correcting their children. Spanking should be severe a swat on the bum should not be considered abuse. I can see if a parent does a beating or causes real harm to the child, then something should be done. But a simple pat on the bum should not be outlawed.

It depends on the 'degree' of spanking...i say 'YES' it should be imposed only if that is tantamount to 'beating' or 'torture' but i would say 'NO' it shall be imposed if the degree is just minimal...i mean, the kind of 'good' spanking just enough to let the child learn...i came from a country which doesn't have the anti-spanking law...most parents can spank their kids...and true, it has good results since their kids grew up to be a good person...but, in some cases there are parents who beat their kids to the extent that they almost kill them...these degree of 'spanking' as they called it should be stopped...

I think once the parents spank their children,it should be they feel angry with their children and want to do something to show what their done was wrong ,but they have no other good idea or good way to do,they spank their children. Spanking children is not so bad I think.You know spank is not the same as beat,and the harm on their is also lillte.I don't think so there should have a spanking law.

I believe that spanking as long as it is controlled and doesnt leave marks is ok. Sometimes it is a reasonable thing to do. Now I have two children and I try not to spank them if I dont have to. I believe if the parent (if responsible)should be able to make their own decision if they want to or not.

I beleive that spanking as long as it is controlled and doesnt leave marks is ok. Some times it is a resonable thing to do. Now I have two children and I try not to spank them if I dont have to. I beleive if the parent (if responsible) should be able to make their own decison if they want to or not.

Yes I support No Spanking laws although I think it's a shame in this day and age that we actually have to have laws passed to stop people hitting their children. I have a daughter who is now an adult. She has a daughter of her own who is almost two. My daughter doesn't agree with spanking either. I was a strict parent, my daughter was never in trouble, she had rules she had to follow and she turned out just fine. If the only way you can assert your authority over someone is to hit them, particularly if it's a child for goodness sakes, then that's a reflection on your own personal shortcomings. If I hit a co-worker or subordinate for not doing as I told them I would be in trouble, and rightly so. Yet it's ok to do it if it's a child? Makes no sense to me at all.

Everyone here has addressed wether it was right or wrong to spank and if there should be a law to the effect that there should be a spaking law. well I personally believe in spanking and if done right children do not grow up to be violant. But I want to address another issue. Who is going to inforce this law. Is the government going to put naany cams in every home that has children? Child services can't keep track of the child abuse cases as it is. Social workers already have too many cases to keep up. Then there is the courts. They already get stupid. And what about those kids that take advantage of the anti abuse laws saying that Mom or Dad beat them when they didn't get what they want?

I believe that all kids need boundaries and they need consistancy and they need to know exactly what will happen if they disobey their parents. When I was a child I knew without a doubt that if I lied that I was going to get spanked with the back side of a hair brush. My parents didn't have to come up with a creative punishment, they didn't reason with me, and they never beat me. I greatly value the lesson learned from them. Now, as a parent, my children are well aware of the rules. My husband and I love our children greatly and we want the very best for them. That means disclipline, it means knowing the difference between when they are acting out of rebellion or ignorance ... it also means an occasional spanking. A swat is quick and it is definate. You cannot allow the government access to how families disclipline their children... pretty soon they will make other decisions for the family - what food we eat, how many kids we can or cannot have, income guidelines for families of certain sizes, and the spiral will go down and down.

You should include me on that list. I do not believe parents should spank their children, and instead despite its common acceptance, spanking is a less effective strategy than timeout or removal of privileges for reducing undesired behavior in children.

I like the no spanking law. There are a million and one ways to discipline and guide a child without resorting to hitting them. Parents who do so are generally too lazy to be bothered actually parenting so they just hit and hit until their child stops. If parents had to actually learn how to help their children instead of just hitting them the world would b a much better place. Spanking does not equal disciple, just as not spanking does not equal letting them run wild. From my experience the worst kids, the ones who hit others and talk back and have no respect are the ones who gt spanked at hme. They're never shown what respect really is so they have no clue how to give it to others. Instead they just mimic what their parents have taught them - do as I say or I hit you. Does Spanking Equal Discipline? http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/147932/does_spanking_equal_discipline.html Using Gentle Discipline with Your Child http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/133060/using_gentle_discipline_with_your_child.html Proposed Bill to Ban Spanking Supported by Many Proposed Bill to Ban Spanking Supported by Many

I am the mother of 2 grown sons. I spanked their bottoms many a times. I believe in spanking. Not beating but a good old fashion swat or to the the behind. My sons are now grown and one is in the military getting ready to go to Iraq for his second tour and the other is a full-time firefighter. I don't seem to have hurt them with the spankings but to this day they both respect and love me very much. If you don't care enough about your children to discipline them then you deserve what you get. We have an entire generation of young adults who grew up with their parents being told it was wrong to spank a child. It is ridiculous to give time outs or stand in corners as they don't care. Now we have a generation of young adults who have no respect for the laws or other people. I guess God was right when he said "spare the rod, spoil the child.