Slapping the face of a child who did wrong! Do yo think this is right?

NEVER on the face. I wouldn't not ever! It depends on the deed if i had to hit my kid i wouldn't beat them but perhaps on their hands (if small but old enough to understand). Or on their rump, but not HARD just enough that they get the idea. I know some people would be against both but sometimes that is the only way depending on what it IS that they did. A friends child would curse he was 3 years old, old enough to be reasoned with to some extent. His mom would get to eye level with a serious ticked off expression (clear disapproval - scared the kid i think more than a hit would have) and asked do you KNOW what you just called that nice person? (Be it a person in the street, a friend, or relative). She would explain and say would YOU like if i said such and such to you?? After a while and a lot of consistency the child stopped. THAT i agree with in THAT case no hitting would be wrong. Some kids can be reasoned with but others can not be. However i am totally against going and slapping a kid on the face, it's hurtful not just physically but more than being hit else where emotionally. It could cause eye problems and even other problems because you hit a kid on the face hard enough you rattle their brain. So no way under any circumstances.

i am the only one who looks after my kids..there are three of them still very small..othe oldest is three and the one who always gets me into trouble...she gets into my nerves just about everyday and believe me that when i hit her...its like a stab in my heart that i even sometimes cry because i have to hit her..when my blood is just boiling inside...i hit her enough to make her realize that what she is doing is bad and wrong...now we are in good terms..she is getting the idea already and she thinks twice before doing something stupid...and if ever my temper is just to the highest level i just stop for a while and think that it will be still me who will regret later...so i just stay as calm and controlled.

Hi there! I wouldn't slap my child on the face if he/she did something wrong. I don't think it's right hurting a child at any reason. I would just talk to my child seriously and correct him/her and tell not to do it again. Using physical punishment is not a good way to discipline a child. It doesn't teaches them anything at all rather it only makes them afraid of their parents. Sometimes children who are being punished at home tends to be rebellious when outside the family compound because their parents don't see what they are doing. The best way to discipline a child is to have a good talk and to continuously guide them. Ciao!

no never in the face! why would you do that? that is you child why harm? whenever i get mad i slap my kid but not in the face but rather on her hand or her butt but of course not too hard! at times she can be reasoned out i talk to her but if she gets out of hand i slap her in the butt or remove the things she likes till she understand what i have been trying to explain

my eyes reddened with tears just reading your topic... i have spanked my kids when they really get on my nerves...but it was years ago... but i never did it with people staring at us... i do discipline them but not to the extent that they will lose their self-esteem... coz that is definitely wrong...

Hi salonga, I never agree with this! That too slapping on face of a kid huh, this is really bad! A child could understand if you say him kindly. There is no matter of hurting a child. If it is a child, it should be naughty, else we need to say the child is over matured. Cheers and regards, forcashksd

I think a slap in the face is really disrespectful rather if the parent is hitting the child or vice versa. I would never do it to a child. But, if my child is an adult and he/she wants to challenge me/strike me first then I would probably strike back. If my child steps out of line or does anything that bad, I take away everything she holds dear. I took her phone out of her room, the mobile phone and TV for 3 weeks. And, she wasn't allowed to go anywhere. She never did anything else again for a long time. I had a sister and brother-in-law punish their children with lawn work - made the older kids do community service-volunteer work. It takes away their play time. Take away their possessions and play time. I think that's the worst form of punish for children rather if their young or teenage.

My grandparents used to say they have an as_ for that reason. Paddleing thier bottoms. I once worked with a lady that was deaf in one ear because her father used to slap her upside her haed. He damaged her eardrum.

sometimes children can push u past your limit, especially during their teen years when they think you know nothing & they know everything. i raised 2 sons by myself & they were 20 years apart. they are good men but i had a hard time raising them by myself. i don't remember slapping their jaws but i'm not saying i didn't. i know i did spank their buttes, many times. i don't mean i beat them but i expected them to mind me. if more folks would make their mind nowadays they'd probably stay out of trouble.

that is very rude..it can cause trauma to the child..a way to discipline a child is talking to them and stating the views of the things that they have done wrong..i don't believe that hurting a child will let him/her learn a lesson it can only cause hurt from the child's feelings..remember they can be ashamed too and slapping a child at the street with so many people to witness such scene is so shameful.. slapping in the buttocks will be fine and in the hands too but never in the face..

Losing our temper is not an excuse for us to slap them on their face.I agree with you it is not the right way to discipline them.We should talk to them on matters of what they have done.Losing our temper might cause an accident of hitting them in delicate parts that we will regret.For their wrong deeds try deducting their allowances.It may sound funny but my kids do not want their allowances deducted.

I do not like to hit or slap my girls. I usually just ground them, but I have to admit I slapped my eldest daughters face when she was around six. It was the only time I done it and did not even stop to think about it. She ran out in front of a car when my mother in-law and I had her out shopping one day. She almost got run over and my first reaction was a slap across the face. I really was upset for it and my mother in-law said see knew why I had done it, but I was really annoyed with myself. It will always haunt me this, as I do not know what came over me. Maybe it was nerves or something. I just do not know. Slapping a child across the face is wrong. Very wrong.

I think this is not solution but this is step of aggressive and may child will make aggressive and will not respect of parents. The child needs the parents love and time. I never try this but talk with my daughter politely.

Hi, When child do something wrong, it is the responsibility of the parents to tell him what is wrong or what is right. Everyone makes mistakes. we should warn our child not to do it again. But slapping on the face is not the fair way to discipline our child. slapping in front of others is insulting for him. the child may be hurt emotionally and may have bad psychological effect. We should be careful while dealing with our child.

I don't agree with physical punishment on children as these leave psychological and emotional problems later on in life. I would never slap a child in his or her face. However I would not mind in extreme cases a slap on the wrist. © ronaldinu 2008

I believe if we tell the kids nicely they will understand, no need to slap or scold, mind you I just believe and dont always follow, I tell my daughter to ask for $1 or a treat if I beat or scold her, this way I try to be more careful or hold back myself if Iam about to slap her or treat her badly, I believe children are not born to be bullied by us or we should not force them to listen to us, we must make them understand what's good or bad, after all they didnt ask us to bring them in this world.......

I would never slap my child or any other children, though now i haven't married and have a child. My parents are very kind, they never hit or slap me. they really set a good example for us.

On the hand or buttocks, and never hard, in some instances, is fine, but NEVER in the face. I find that only if a child is doing something dangerous that I would smack them to make a point, but that would be only in that instance. Kids learn violence that way as they think if you do it, it must be okay for them, too. I find that consequences, that are age appropriate, are more effective in the long run.

The only reason to slap any one's face is to get their attention in an extreme situation. Like if they are totally out of control. Most of the time I'd say don't slap faces, it's very insulting.

I have to go with it all depends. You know im been slappen as a child.. No let me rephrase my mother whipped my butt. But my mother was always stable minded. Some parents arent stable enough to handle emotional and physical situations. So yeah thats a tough one. But as for me... It takes alot for me to want to spank my children. Ohh man I dont even remember ever spanking my children. Not that I dont believe in it. For me I dont spank my child often because I dont believe thats always the solution to getting through or handling the matter.