Spanking children

Well heres a touchy subject. I was spanked when I did wrong growing up. Now there is a difference between spanking and beating your child. I have a 10, 8, and 2 year old. When they are young yes I did spank my kids for doing bad. As they grow up and are able to talk back, I have learned that the only thing that is going to work is takeing things they like away. Like the xbox, game cube, or computer. Of course the parents should have the right to correct their child. It is their child. I believe no one else should discipline my kids. Here the schools still have corporal punishment (spanking) and I signed a paper saying that they couldn't spank my kids. I feel if they did something so bad to deserve a spanking than I should be notified. Each parent disciplines their child the best way they see fit and we shouldn't interfere with that. Just my thoughts

Without a doubt parents should have the right to choose how they discipline their children. We need to remember that there is a world of difference between a spanking and a beating. Personally I am not much of a spanker, that is not to say I haven't, but it has never proved overly effective for me. I have also found that it makes me child want to retaliate. I do believe however there a certain children and circumstances that deserve a good spanking. For that matter actually there are even some adults and parents that would benefit from a quick clip around the ear every now and then!

I would and have spanked my children. I have 5. With some it worked, and with others it didn't even bother them, if anything, it made them madder. Spanking can be a form of discipline as long as it is not abused. I have learned what works for one does not necessarily work for another parent or child. Parents have the right to correct their child. Whether or not they make that choice is entirely up to them. Guess it depends on what kind of child you want to raise. Boundries or no boundries.

Of course, each parent should have their own choice of correcting their child. I was spanked and I spank my children too but not everytime. My mother rarely spanked me but I would get really nasty scoldings from her almost everyday that gradually I never bothered what she scolded me. My father spanked me very rarely when I went overboard, but even if he said "You have disappointed me" it was enough to drown me in tears!! So, I feel punishment should not be routine otherwise children get used to it! Mostly I take away things and don't allow them, tv or whatever they would like. But once in a while, when nothing else works or they have been doing the same mistake again and again for a number of times, then they will be given a warning..." Next time you do that, I will spank you". That usually works. But if they still misbehave they get a real spanking because I got to keep up to what I said. I think older kids can understand when some other punishment is given, but younger ones have a hard time understanding they have done a mistake. A little spank on their butt might put them in their guard the next time. I do not agree with some people that say spanking is unnecessary for all children. Most children can do without it, but some really need it when they go overboard.

I believe a spanking will not kill a child might hurt there feeling,I got my butt spanked plenty growing up and I'm still here,they there is a fine line that people do cross to abuse,but anymore kids get away with murder if you ask me,my sister does not punish her kids whatsoever and it is just crazy because they don't mind and yet they get anything they ask for,sorry that is a bad example to set for kids.I think it may have something to do with they way people were raised and some think because they were spanked they don't want to spank their kids,but I feel a spanking is fine and I rather see someone spank there kid for misbehaving the just letting them run around just doing as they please because someone might look at them cross,but oh well.

I am a single person with no children but i have a say in this matter too :-) Growing up, i had a spanking too, ones. Thats the only time i could ever remember cause my butt swealed up he he he... When i have my own kids. I will spank them when i know that they have done wrong. But after that, i will make sure that they understand why i had to spank them and reassure them that even though they have done wrong, i still loved them very much..

I think a parent should have the right to discipline their child within a reasonable way of punishing. Beating a child absolutely not. Just spanking is alright although I think there are better forms of punishment than spanking. There are things that the child does for pleasure that you can take away to punish the child. Also while this is taken away the child can be guided toward helping out with the house hold chores. But as long as the spanking is just that and nothing more I think spanking is fine and it is the right of the parent.