Do you think its wrong to spank your kids?

i disagree with spanking and am glad that there are laws against it now. i will never hit my kids as by hitting them they will fear you and not talk to you if things are wrong. I will also never ever wash my kids mouths out wit soap as that is just nasty.

Hi there Ronward! I think it's a case to case basis but I think it should be avoided as much as possible. I was raised without any spanking at all. The discipline was imposed by taking away privileges when I don't behave properly and it worked for me. I am not perfect but I understood what I was being taught by my parents back then. I am also raising our son without any spanking.

I cannot speak for everyone, I can only speak for myself and my family. We believe in spankings. We are not abusers or beating on kids, which I believe there is a difference. To pop your kid on the butt or tap them out in public if they get out of line that talking does not correct is fine in our family. I know people who have kids that are unruly. I believe in where it is written spare the rod spoil the child. You have so many children and teenagers who act like they have no sense. There are exceptions to the rule children who never get any physical punishment like spankings and turn out fine. I think it depends on your child. I have a lot of god children and a daughter myself and I use spankings as a last resort. Normally, talking and yelling do the trick. Or even a mean look does it for them. However, if you have a child that does not listen to simple commands and they are well beyond the age to understand what they mean, then they are being disrespectful. I was raised military style and they did not play. I was a bad little kid. I deserved a spanking from time to time with some of the tormenting I used to do to people. I used to say all kinds of stuff to people really disrespectful and if I didn't get that occasional spanking then how would I learn. No amount of talking or going to my room will help if I am disrespecting my parents. I see the people on maury on other shows and they are scared of their kids! I have never heard of such a thing. I think at some point when they were raising their kids, they stopped being the parents. They stopped being the enforcer to letting their kids do whatever they want to do. I know I would rather get hit by a bus than let my own kid run me or my household. Parents that let their kids get away with murder should take a long hard look at the image they are giving. When you are old and cannot take care of yourself, your kids will not respect you enough to take care of you. I have seen it with my own eyes, I worked at a nursing retirement center and the families barely visited their parents. You listen to the parents talk and they tell you that they were not strict enough. There is always room for improvement. I think there are parents who give everyone a bad name. The parents who beat on their kids and leave marks on em. The ones that starve and lock their kids in rooms. The parents who use their kids for various reasons and the ones who generally neglect them. I think they should be shot! You give parents who do a damn good job protecting their kids and giving them a stable environment a bad rap. You have people telling you that you cannot discipline them in public or at home that is bogus! There is nothing wrong with spanking your child or teenager with discipline. What people have wrong is that you should not beat on your kid like they are a grown man or with all your might. A firm tap is sufficient to do the job. People are so soft and make so much out of nothing. People have been doing this for years and decades even. I am a christian so it's in the bible that I read and I stand behind that. Everyone I know believes that sparing the rod does spoil the child. I have plenty of real life adults that are living examples of that. If spanking is not for you and does not align with your beliefs that is fine. Try other methods of discipline but do not let your child run over you. Do not give your child any and everything make them earn it! Be the parent and you can never go wrong. It is always okay to say no! I know I just went on and on with that, but it irks my little nerve that I have!Great question and thank you so much for posting it!