Is it fine to spank someone else kids?

There is absolutely no way I'd allow anyone to spank my kids. I don't beleive in spanking at all. Even if I did though, I'd have a pretty tough time letting some one else do it. I think that you should talk to your friends about their children. If that doesn't help, you should consider not watching them anymore.

No, I don't think it's a good idea to spank someone's kids because I would not like others to do that to my kids.I don't mind my friends complaining to me about my kids' misbeviour but I'd rather that it's me doing the spanking.

My house, my rules, my methods, or find yourself another sitter or be prepared to pay all costs, damages and hospital expense for anything your rotten out of control child thinks he/she can get away with and if bad enough I will call the cops and CPS on the parents who let their kids run amok and think they are in control. Spanking their child would be the least of thier worries. I spank kids who will not behave. It is quick and very effective. I have seen over and over and over again people who do not believe in spanking end up in trouble with their kids being the reason for it.

I think disciplining friend's children is fine because you do not want your friend's children to be indisciplined. But must inform your fren about it. So that they are aware and do a further teachings and coaching. But when it comes to spanking, I guess only parents should do that cos its very personal and they only have the rights. You do not want anyone just spank your kid at any time. These are my thoughts.

Only if you're a babysitter.

I think it's not only wrong but it's illegal to hurt someon else's kid. What the appropriate thing to do is to talk with the parents.

Let me start by being honest I didn't read the other responses yet. Because I will just agree to disagree with them I am sure. As a parent I have my own way of disciplining my kids and for the most part that does not include spanking. If I leave my child with some one which doesn't happen often they know how I discipline my kids. They know that we have time out and take away tv / video game time. My kids are pretty well behaved and I have never had a sitter tell me they had to put my child in time out. I may be a lucky one or just parent well in that department. As for other kids. If there is a child that I have to care for and they are unrully or stubborn as you put it I would either implement the discipline that the parent does or my own. At no point would I spank another persons child. I can't see any reason there would ever be to have to spank a child. If some one did in fact spank my child I don't think that they would watch them again. I would need really good reason to let my child go back there. Just one moms opinion.

its a big NO.i wont allow it.it is no longer your responsibility to discipline someone else kids.for that instances for you to avoid those situation you have to get away to that kid.or have more patience.

This is a very good topic that should be discussed. I as a parent, do not feel that anyone else should be spanking my child unless it's me and their father. It's no one elses right to threaten my child either. I don't know why people bring it upon themselves to spank a child, when the child is not theirs to spank.

I would never spank someone elses kid..no way.thats going beyond the line..I could ask the child's parent to discipline the child if ever he/she does something but never would i spank anyones child..because i have a kid of my own and i dont think i would like the idea of anyone spanking my kid in my absence.

well i don't spank my child so i would never allow someone else to spank my kid. I was spanked as a young child but as i got older and my parents figured out that it wasn't working they started using things to hit me with. i used to get hit by kitchen spoons, and even a metal hanger once. this is why i don't agree with spanking kids. I didn't learn anything from it and i was a very violent child. i think it just teaches violence.

first of all my dad or mother never hit us kids..and my folks were German American and most of the old country used to do a lot of this spanking plus..??? i never hit my son or daughter..it was not done..sorry... if a babysitter or anyone hits your kids in the US..if could mean assault and battery..and you could go to jail..even probation would still cost you a heavy fine and you have to get a probabtion officer..and take anger management..stuff like see a docotor so they could see what is in your head.. yes, i am not making this up..you can go to jail in the US for kicking a squirell..what would they do if you hit a kid? plenty.. i am not saying kids don't get abused or hit..its just against the law of the land period..you cannot hit anyones kid..not even your own..not your wife or your girlfriend..although some may like this..i am sure..but it is not legal..sorry..maybe its just the way it is in the US?

I think not, i believe spanking as a form of discipline is good but when dealing with someone else's child then i'd disagree (even if they deserve it :P) because the parents may not like someone else spanking their chlidren or spanking at all and it could lead to trouble. But if you ask the kid's parents beforehand and they give you permission then i think it's ok...otherwise no.

Oh yeah its ok to spank any kid if he does something dangerous to put his life at risk in absence of its parents.Just so to control and keep him out of danger if he repeats the dangerous act and do not listen to you or else you will be responsible if anything happens to the kid.You cannot beat the hell out of the kid but can spank a little him to get him alert.

I don't think it's rigth to spank other kids to control them. Those kids have parents and it is the job of the parents and not yours, to discipline their kids. I don't want other parents to be disciplining my kids also so I won't do that to other parents' kids.

That is the biggest no-no in the book. Never ever spank anyone else's child. Some people are pro-spanking and other are not. Even as a parent who believes in spanking I would never allow anyone else to spank my child. Not even my own mother, who spanked me, is allowed to spank my child. I do however, believe that if you are in charge you can discipline another's child with a time-out or taking away of a certain toy. It is something that you would have to discuss with the other parents. If you are babysitting someone's children then you have to have firm rules spelled out on how to discipline and if it's in your home, you have to make sure that the parents are aware that if there are any damages to your property, they will be held responsible.