Punishing Children?

I think it depends on the child. With my son all I have to do is speak to him, and put him in time out. My daughter on the other hand nothing phases her. She sometimes needs a spank. There is a difference between a spank and abuse.

First spanking is not abusing a child, in my mind a parent who would never spanks the child is doing much more abuse. So you start your question in a negiive, as if spanking was a bad thing. And also that a religious view point of child raising is bad.

Of course you don't have to spank for most things, but continued issues or those of serious nature need to be taken serious.

The saying spare the rod spoil the child is from the bible. And i do believe in the bible. However, i did not practice this in the early years with my children. Except for a brisk hand pop for things of danger ie: touching hot things.

Put children do need a firm hand at times. I think society has gotten away from that and look in return children are killing their parents and others

mark

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Sure in the Hell did! These people drive me nuts! Talking about "Beating" Did I say I would use an object? I mean COME ON! This is why kids in our society have gone to hell.

Spanking is good, but sometimes a smack across the face with a belt sends the message home a lot quicker. My daddy used to say "nothin stops a kid from cryin quicker that shakin the sh.. out of it."

physical punishment is good, to an extent. spanking the chhild, only one or to swats, and be sure the child knows why they are being punished

i think that it is nor good to do it in public- it is embarrassing to yourself and your child

i would wait til i got home and talked to the child and if they didnt listent then spanking but not spanking right away

love and understanding.

talk to your kids,, let them know why you are upset with their behaviour and send them to their rooms , let them think it over for a while and tell them that when they can explain to u why they did behave the way they did then they can come out..

communicate with your children, you will be amazed how well it works.

it depends on what the child has done. if you've verbally asked them to not do something, for example, and they continue to do it, i see nothing wrong with a smack on the ***.

I think it is best to use both, but not at the same time necessarily.