Part II: Gov't trying to dictate discipline in homes

I think the government intrudes way yo much into our freedoms!!!

Personally...and I amy tick everyone off here...I think the government intrudes to much already! I don't personally spank,but I do however have a child who because of a medical reason does act out at times. He is large so I sometimes have to literally drag him out of stores,church etc..I do not want someone who doesn't know what I deal with on a daily basis to make any decisions on raiseing my child/children. I also feel that a light slap on the hand can be necessary to a toddler....for instance if the child should try to touch something hot or dangerous.If someone does abuse their kids Authorities need to do something about it...they are so easy on the dirtballs who do hurt their kids,yet intrusive on the ones that do love,respect and nurture the development of their kids. I think if this does pass 15 years from now things are going to be a flippin' mess....parents are going to constantly be afraid! Seems like just another intrusion by this pres.

I agree that the government is too intrusive in our lives. I don't beleive that that many people use spanking as the only means of discipline. I think that a few people are talking to the lawmakers and making is seem like many people want this.

I agree with deberooney I do not want the government coming in and telling me how I should raise my child. They have no clue as to what has been going on in the household or with the child. I don't care if one is for spanking or not, the government shouldn't decide blanketly that one cannot do it. It isn't their place. They are intruding too much in our lives and taking our freedoms from us. I had similar with my neice as you did with your boys. She was told if anyone hit, yelled or anything to make them feel bad they were to call the cops. They didn't bother though to tell her what would happen once she did. My sister explained that to her after my neice threatened to call the cops on her. My sister had told her no repeatedly and then yelled at her. My neice thought that the cops would just come out and tell mommy not to do it anymore. So my sister told her what could happen once the cops were called and then handed my neice the phone and told her go right ahead and call if you want. That kind of woke her up to the situation. I hope it doesn't pass into law but heaven help us if it does. I'll be very glad though when if it does I do not have children of my own. I do help raise my neice but she's 12, past the age where I'd have to be concerned on this.

My explanation why i'd be inclined to such safeguards from child abuse is in the other thread so you may want to read on it first. If the government should pass this into law then we should abide by it. Creative as parents are, you should be able to find a way of punishment that would not violate the law. How this could be such a burden to you depends on your relationship with your kids. I know the kids get confused with what they hear at home being different in what they learn from school. But the best thing to do is to supplement what they learn from school. Meaning it is your responsibility to explain to your kids what the police really meant in the context of your family's views. But be honest, otherwise you will just create more confusion and your kids might get hurt and would not trust you when they find out the truth from others. Like you might say that "you cannot spank them anymore because it is against the law but you expect them to behave and you would not tolerate any naughtiness still and any misbehavior will be punished accordingly. The bottomline here is to have good communication with your kids and be sure to instill respect within the family. For if your kids respect you they will submit themselves to punishment for any wrongdoing without any qualms.