Spanking Children, does it solve anything? Options

[jEllyBeaNs]

do you think spanking or hitting your children teaches them right from wrong? do you think its wrong or do you think its right? wut would you do to your kids to disiplin (sp) them?

[xxtaintedlips]

well, as a child I was spanked, but rarely. My parents found out that it was more effective to give positive enforcment. I was only spanked once or twice and after that my parents spoke to me like an adult. i was only grounded once in my life and that was for go to an abandoned house when i was told not to. yeah i was very upset, but i was moody anyway because my mom and dad had just broken up. what can i say i was six years old! anyway im getting off subject....
I think that it is important that parents treat thier children like equals, not like a stupid little kid that dont know anything. Somethimes spanking needs to be applied if the child is intent on being moody and unruley.

[*Blow_Don't_SUCK*]

I think that it is important that parents treat thier children like equals, not like a stupid little kid that dont know anything. Somethimes spanking needs to be applied if the child is intent on being moody and unruley.

The truth is, there are cases when a kid can be stupid. If an adult treats a 6-year old like another adult, the kid can get confused..for example when I was 6, this adult spoke to me in the mall while I was pushing down manequins out of fun, "I am aware that you should know what you did was wrong. You stop all of these nonesense and go back to your parent."


I was hella confused! If you're trying to say that children should be punished through grounding or conversations or simple lectures, then I can see your point. But a parent can lecture a child and still talk to it as if the child isn't an adult. Besides, treating a child as an equal adult means you trust it with FULL responsiblity. Like the child is responsible enough to hold ten thousand dollars or to keep a life-threatening secret....or simply as if the child is responsible enough to actually know how the world really goes.