How far is to far when punshing your child?
@redneckbaileywoman (18)
United States
October 14, 2006 10:51am CST
your child is in trouble, and to top it off he/she not even listening to you, and he/she just hit you. What do you do? He/she needx to be punished for there actions, do you just set them in a corner or in there room, or do you trun the child over your knee and give them a spanking on the butt...... how far is to far?
2 responses
@aloyss (135)
• United States
14 Oct 06
I agree with Cuddlebug. Kids that don't get disciplined and get too much freedom end up in their rooms, making bombs and commiting other crimes. But you not only have to discipline them, let them know you're there for them too. Give them the attention they need so they won't try to find it other ways.
@redneckbaileywoman (18)
• United States
14 Oct 06
I most definately agree with you aloyss you give them to much freedom and not caring then they will learn just that. Dicipline is not a crime or abuse, Discipline is a way of teaching between right and wrong and if you can't do that then your going to end up with some pretty messed up kids wether you realize it at the time or not.
@cuddlebug79705 (2003)
• United States
14 Oct 06
There is nothing wrong with a spanking as long as it is done with limits. Only hit on the bottom and don't hit hard enough to leave a mark. Spare the rod, spoil the child. Live by it. We are making it too cushy for kids, these new age people saying spankings are child abuse are out of hand. It's that generation of kids that are shooting up schools, and commiting other violent acts. I think these kids need discipline.
@redneckbaileywoman (18)
• United States
14 Oct 06
I completely 100% agree with you. Yes don't go to far, but don't over do it either with not going to far. If we had more "decent" punishment with are children then we would have things like Columbine or Platte Canyon High be happing. If you don't get punished as a child then you start to learn that everything is okay including hurting people, stealing, ect. Spanking someone is not going to ruin them as a child either. I was spanked all the time when I did something and I am perfectly sane and I'm not going to some kind of shrink. In fact I thank my father every day and hope that I can do the same for my daughter.
