Do you believe in spanking your children?

I just find it interesting that people shy away from methods like spanking when they have worked for our parents and their parents, etc.

I do smack with my child on the hand or on the bottom if nothing else works, but i do like to try other methods like time outs etc, before i smack him! I have no problem with people smacking there children i just think it is cruelty when you see parents take it to far and are using things such as wooden spoon and so on,

I can't say I've never done it but I agree it isn't the most effective way of discipline.

I was spankin' when I was a child and I absolutly HATE it. I DO NOT BELIVE in spanking but the Time outs and taking privileges are perfect!!

i dont believe in corporal punishment. Though i have to admit that there have been times when i have reduced to spanking my child to get the message accross but very rarely. I think there are so many ways of educating and disciplining your child and you dont need to use corporal punishment to do it. as long as you stick to your word, dont give in and teach them the boundaries and easy lesson of : if im good i get what i want if im bad i get in trouble i dont get what i want Eg: I put my clothes away and do my bed i get to watch t.v I dont put my clothes away i get sent to the corner till i decide to do it i dont get to watch tv and i still have to do it anyway.. if you explain it effectively, maybe with illustrations or whatever, kids will get the point that its easier to do what they are told, so that they can get what they want and everyone is happy.

yes. but not abuse. people who dont think there is a difference were probably abused themselvses, or resent their parents for reprimanding them. i said probably, not definitely.

I have spanked my daughter when nothing else was working. But, I usually try other methods first, such as shutting off her cartoons or making her go to her room.

I think it may be necessary for an extreme situation, but in every other case, time out and stern words are all you should need. My son has had three pops in his whole life. It is also more treatening if you've never had to, because it is so extreme.

i don't like spanking either, i was only spanked once because i was in 4th grade and with a bad influential cousin, we went to the store and stole makeup of course we got caught, they called my dad and said he was gonna be fined 325. i got a spanking of my life!! but i think taking privileges and time outs def. work for me!!

Sometimes you need to emphasise how important something is and for those times yeah spank away. Though Im more in favour of the more spontaneous kind where you give them a slap on the bum as they are walking or a slap over the head. Saying that though, I would never EVER raise my voice to the kids. That was not how I was brought up and I tell you what, its a heck of a lot more effective when your just waiting for them to explode :P

my children are not perfect, and rarely out of line too often. When they do misbehave, or don't do what I ask, they do get timeouts, no treats, privileges taken away, or we don't go places unless they clean or whatever. I need to do reward posters so I can get them to clean!

As far as what I do do, I use natural consequences, occasional time outs, redirection, taking away privleges, early bedtime, discussions and things like that.

I do not spank. I feel it is wrong to hit anyone, including a child. Actually, I think it is worse to hit a child. If I walk up to someone on the street who was doing something I didn't like and smack them, I'll get arrested. Why is it any different to hit your child? Hitting is bad.