Will you in favor that by spanking our child would still be a good descipline?

Hello guys, I am in favor of spanking, as a form of discipline, I'm not saying pop their neck or anything, do it within reason! I'm from the Bahamas, back in the day, rudeness was not tolerated at all. Now teenagers are becoming parents, so a lot is being changed in the 21st century! just a note here: Proverbs 13:24 - He who spares the rod, HATES his son, but he who loves him, is careful to discipline him.

I still think that spanking is the way to discipline a child but there is a proper way of spanking. A parent should not just hit a child anywhere, pinch or slap him or her in the face. A child should only be spanked on his buttocks. I read a book that said that God made it especially for that purpose. For the spanking to hurt enough to leave a mark on the child not to do it again, yet not enough to damage anything vital in the body of the child.

Spanking isn't proper. Being parents don't give you the right to hit your children. That is physical abuse. It will always be remembered by children. It's really wrong.

Hello Martin, I am not against this law,becoz,we have to be realistic too. We have seen and witnessed cruelty of parents to their childrens. It seems that,their childrens should be taking care of them(parents)instead of the parents taking care of their kids. We know that abusive parents are here,in there,and even in our neighborhood. I do punish my kids,yes i admit,i spank my kids and i cried after doing it,esp when i knew it leaves mark(sometimes i use belt to punish my son,my second son is very bully)I talk to him,and explain why he has been punished and ask him what wrong he has done to have been punished.If this kind of cruelty to my son is bad what word can be describe to those who punch,kick,push and some even almost killed their kids and yah,there are parents who have killed their kids,and as young as 2 years old. I guess it should be implemented but with so much care not to give young children the right to harrass parents becoz of this law. This child abuse law will give advantage and disadvantage...but,i hope it will give better protection with young children who suffers mental/physical abuse,not to mention the incest which is also true happening in our country amigo.

I do believe that sometimes its necessary to put a hand on your children as way of disciplined in order for them to flourished. But you must do it with love. Because I believe the saying that " Spare the rod and spoil the child". I brought up in a traditional family. My mom was strict, every time we make a huge mistakes she would physically hurt us. But not too much, its enough for us to felt the pain. Then later she would explained why she did that. And now I understand the importance of my moms disciplined. Because nowadays as I've observed on some of my friends children who was being disciplined verbally, they were not quite respectful and obedience to the elders, kids simply ignore their parents and do their ways. Kids would listen for awhile and then later on, would do the same thing. And that's a good attitude for me. Thanks for having this discussion and have a great day!

Hi Mobhomeir, I am in favour of parents spanking their children, as long as they do it right. I was a spanked child and I am now fearful of breaking the law. I am though also a very quiet and careful child so it is likely I wouldn't have acted up anyway, but you never know. These days I see the way disciple has to be done (naughty steps and things like that) and I can't help but think it does nothing. On a personal level if I have children I don't imagine I will be able to just dump them somewhere and hope they just learn from their actions! If my child does something utterly stupid or really disobedient and dangerous then I would want the freedom to spank them so they understand how wrong what they did was. But the spanking would only be for really serious incursions. I do not want to take the step to real child abuse, but I don't think spanking when the disobedience deserves it, is child abuse. Hitting children for no reason is child abuse, not spanking. All the best, Dranz

I don't think it is ever necessary to hit another human being, or an animal, regardless of the age. It's not necessary to yell at the person or animal either. We must do our best to convey the message firmly, without becoming physically, verbally, or emotionally violent. We must not take our anger out on someone else.

Be distinguished between 'educating' and 'torture'. Each country must have laws about the abuse. I do not understand, if there are parents who intend to torture their children. Of course parents intend to educate or teach, so that their children better. I agree that such parents.

I'm glad that I'm not part of those countries who condemns spanking and considers it as child abuse. I don't know what came to their minds but spanking a child is the right way to do it and most of all it's biblical. I believe that controlled and disciplined spanking has a lot of benefits in directing a child to do right than just turning a blind eye to their mistakes and just telling them that it's bad but not giving them deterrence or corresponding consequence on their actions.

I believe that, to a reasonable extent parents should not have it legally dictated how they discipline their child - I mean in the sense that if they give the child a smack as a last resort, they shouldn't be facing child abuse charges. But I think it should be a last resort, and done for a reason not just lashing out in anger. Having said that, I was disciplined that way as a child and it just meant I had no respect for my mother. She would be yelling at me and hit me on every word, and it was just her venting anger, it wasn't anything constructive, and it just made me look at her and think she was stupid and cruel. I didn't learn the error of my ways, I learned that my mother was not a nice person. So, I don't think its the best way and I think it has to be one deliberate smack to make your point when all else fails, NOT just 'when I'm angry I smack you'.

It's clearly a great issue in your country. Just like a coin has 2 sides, spanking is no exception. While spanking deters kids,it is accompanied by child abusing. Therefore,legislature enact laws to protect them from being violated. And this is a reflection of civilization. However,these protection laws are now used by kids in a wrong way. I wonder if the problem roots in the teaching method. Have they put him in a good environment, or have they teach him in an appropriate way. In my country, educators hold that parants should be blamed for failed child teaching.

i think that spanking a child will only make the child hate you. the child will start to be hostile and will no longer trust you. the best way to discipline a child is to explain to them in their own level of understanding what they did wrong. make them understand instead of coercing them to understand by physical abuse.

Spanking? Don't be surprized if your child comes home one day with a M70 and shoot you all. If you spank your child he will grow rage and he will grow up to be a violent person.