weird topic, i wanna know abt this though Options

[EmeraldKnight]

...its ok if the parents spank them.. like without leaving a mark...
like a bruise..or a red mark that doesnt go away.. ect..

What about psychological effects?

[angel-roh]

i think it's wrong for the older brother and older sisters to hit u... they have no right to do that...only the adults like our parents only... it should be illegal lols

[EmeraldKnight]

i think it's wrong for the older brother and older sisters to hit u... they have no right to do that...only the adults like our parents only... it should be illegal lols

How do parents have a right to hit kids?

And how would law enforcement supervise siblings and make sure they dont hit each other?

[HiddenFaerie]

I don't think parents or older siblings should hit a child. If they can't control their child, it's a matter of bad parenting. Even a small smack across the cheek can forever traumatize a kid. Nothing they can really be that bad. My parents never hit me, and I turned out alright.

[sheepy]

NO WAY. i mean find a better way to teach kids the rite way. dere just being a bad influence if dey abuse dere own child.

[Ze world is a Ma...]

OF COURSE NOT its mean parents should teach kids in a softer way well unless of course the kid has dont somthing SO BAD then yea just to teach them a lesson if they hadnt learn better send them to military school lol jk

[s0emotionalx3]

I think its okay for parents to discipline their own children. But not for siblings to do it to each other bc deyll be doing it because of arguing or bickering, not because they did something wrong.

It should be okay when deyre younger like around 2-6 and just like a spanking. not enough to leave a mark or hurt their ability to do other things. When someone is that young, that's really the only way. If you talk to them, do you really think they'll listen to you? They won't. They don't even know the consequences of what's going to happen because they won't think that way.

However, when you're OLDER, then I don't think SPANKING or anything would help. It would just make them even more mad and so it even more to be rebellious. When someone's older, it's really easier to SHOW them what can go wrong rather than just TELL them and try to MAKE THEM understand its wrong

[KrunkMuzik]

If they deserve it, then yes. But not exegerate. Have you seen parents caught on tape hitting their kids too aggresively? C'mon, they are young, they don't know what they are doing, some decipline is fine, bit don't take your priveleges as a parent too far.

[sikdragon]

spare the rod spoil the child.

[krazyxp]

hitting kids for no reason is bad, but if it's lightly, for the sake of discipline, it should be welcomed. as a child, growing up, i needed that discipline to keep me in line. i admit, i hafnt been a good child& sometimes, that's how some kids learn. for other kids, they dont need physical lessons--and that's better.

however, there is a thin line between discipline& abuse. ;x

[sweetdreamsx3]

No! Why do you think kids get taken away from their parents? It's not okay to hit your kids, well then again abusing it not good, but for discipline then yeah I think that's okay.

[sikdragon]

children get taken away from their parents because this liberal country doesnt know how to discipline the parents without fear of a lawsuit.

[neonBEATs]

I think abuse is bad, but not things like spanking a child when they're bad. It shows the kid that they can't just do anything they want and get away with it, and it shows them that they can't say whatever they want to their parents and walk all over them. A kid knows right away when they're parents are push-overs and can kind of control their parents in a way. I'm not saying all kids are like this, obviously. But some are. (Depends on their personalities) I was spanked a couple times (on rare occasions that is) when I was little and I'm not suffering any psychological damage. I'm fine with it. I was bad, I got spanked. I knew right away that I couldn't walk all over my parents.

Now spanking teenagers is something different. I don't know anyone who's parents hit them now. I think its more of a child thing. You can't really reason and talk with a child like you can with a teenager. Spankings give a clearer message to the child. Teenagers don't need to be spanked or hit.

[mouse_3k]

only if its for a punishment but the punishment must fit the crime.

hitting to the extreme is a nono. and i think with brother and sister, i guess its ok since u can actually hit back unless they are like 10 yrs older. if they are older, then no its not ok.

[MeanBastard]

Why in my times (about 5 years ago), hitting was all over me when I got into trouble. Big trouble that is.

[xLil SweetnezZx]

For parents? Yes. But only when the kid deserves it and if it doesn't leave a mark. And not in the head cuz that can cause serious brain damage

[sikdragon]

there is no reason to keep this thread open.
SPARE THE ROD SPOIL THE CHILD.
we all agree with this. This in the debate thread im right, we agree, and unless there is no other points to be made dont comment and let this dissapear into the archives!

[roxybabe]

HELL NO from my expirences HELL NO!!!!!

[sporadic]

Maybe a love tap is okay, or a joking hit. Maybe a little slap if the kid went out of line, but taking out the belt and whipping? That's bad.

[princess2113]

there is no reason to keep this thread open.
SPARE THE ROD SPOIL THE CHILD.
we all agree with this. This in the debate thread im right, we agree, and unless there is no other points to be made dont comment and let this dissapear into the archives!

chill man

[slurp]

i dont think its right for parents to hit their children because they need their discipline but not hitting

[aud_chua]

it's not right to abuse the kids but a bit of spanking is alright for disciplining the child.

[heyyfrankie]

i don't think that it right for them to "hit" them but when they are like younger, i think that it is okay to "spank" them. they should be disciplined in some way.

[gigiopolis]

Deserve it? What do you consider merits hitting?
Would that not spawn a sense of violence in the kids?

IMO, no. Having an old-fashioned mother, I can tell you from my own personal experience that I don't feel this way. My mother has occasionally hit me if I have done something very wrong, and to this day I don't feel at all inclined to be violent. I can say that I feel very hurt (emotionally) when I'm hit by my mom and I know it's not a good thing. I've always vowed to never hit my children because I know first hand that it's so painful to my child. What happened to me is completely opposite from what you stated.

[F1R3B4T]

no, it lowers their self esteem and causes fear to the child