Smacking children....

I also have a 3 yr old, and I smack him too, I was smacked when I was young and it did me no harm. A lot of children now adays have no respect for anyone and I am proud to say my little boy has manners and we can take him anywhere knowing he will behave. I beleive this is from setting rules from an early age.

I dont feel like there is anything wrong with the occasional smack on the butt. Sometimes its what your kid needs. I definately believe in spanking. There is a difference between spanking and beating. Some parents take it to far..and thats sad. But I definately feel its ok to let your child know that you are the boss and they have to do as you say.

There is a huge difference between a tap on the hand and child abuse. I will smack my children if I think they need that. If more people used that as a punishment, maybe more of these children would be better behaved. I have seen so many parents just say to their kids "stop doing that" or whatever, it doesn't work and people should realise that. My 17 month old child was trying to touch a plug socket, I tapped his hand to let him know it wasn't good. I could just say no to him but he's too young to understand. I'd rather tap him on the hand than let him electricute himself.

I too spank my children on occassion. Thankfully, we rarely need to get to that point because we have raised them to behave and be respectful towards others. It seems that our generation is finally changing this "don't punish your kids" phase. I believe that's a part of why things have gotten so out of hand with kids now. Its nice to know that this generation of children will grow up with respect for others and understand that there are boundries in life. My oldest child is now 6 and I can't remember the last time she got spanked, because we addressed that bad behavior when she was 3, and we did it with several different methods, including spanking. (She does ocassionally test the limits though) I have a 3 year old too, going through the normal, 3 year old behavior patterns, and getting the normal, 3 year old punishment. Yes it includes spanking. And when my now 6-month old gets to that stage, I'm sure she will behave similarly and receive spankings. I do believe some people take it too far though.

I have never "smacked" my children in the face. I think that is wrong, but they do get spankings. We require them to say yes ma'am and yes sir,please, thank you and excuse me. There are way too many parents out there letting their kids get away with murder. I have to wonder where all the adults went? It seems that in a lot of households the kids rule the roost!