In my opinion, if my child was misbehaving I have the right to spank him/her. But is there a "right" and a "wrong" place to punish a child? What are your views on public punishment, physical and verbal? Which is morally correct? If either? Are society's current views on this subject the reason for increasing cases of parent abuse?
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Jordan Lynn (1:00)
26 comments:
spanking childern has been an affective method for many years and it does seem like kids have gottne a little more out of control since the rules have changed. most of the time a "good to your room" means go play video games so their never really getting punished for doing something wrong. spanking should be "legal" but OF COURSE there is some extremes that come out of this. just spanking is not the reason it is such a big deal, its becuase adults took spanking a little to far!bob burnard
If my kids were misbehaving i would punish them by spanking or raising my voice. There is taking it to far with the physical punishment. people have to realize that kids are much smaller and weaker than adults and can be hurt very easy. Cursing and continous verbal punishment directed to a child is very wrong. Child abuse has a lot to do with gangs and violence.
Ben Legner
I feel that a child should have some sort of punishment if they misbehave. I dont believe though that it should be taken to the point where it is concidered child abuse. I dont feel that the punishment should be made in public though. I believe it the matter should be taken care of in a private place. I feel that many people who do not like any kind of physical punishment or anything like that look down upon other people who believe in it. They are the people that go out and try to convince everyone one else in the world that their ideas are right. I feel that everyone has their own choice on how to raise their family.
Adam Baron
I agree with the first blog. I also look at it this way, if a child misbehaves, the parent should punish the child. If the child goes unpunished, then you are allowing them to build up the mentality that they can get away with anything because they know that you won't do anything to punish them. There is a point to where adults do take punishment too far.
Chris Waters
I think parents should be able to light their kids asses up.If the kid dont want spanked in the store than he better not screw up in the store.I believe the lawmakers and societys downward views on this subject has allowed them to charge parents with abuse for the same things they did 20 yrs ago and it was good parenting.If my kid throws a jar of peanut butter on purpose and i whip his ass and go to jail oh well im just an ass whoopin jailbird but i bet my kid will never do that again.(Spare the Rod Spoil the Child)
I am a firm believer in discipline. I believe in corporal punishment when nothing else has worked. My first option is "time out" one minute for each year of the child. My second option is talking to them and letting them know that what they have done is unacceptable. If they continue with the bad behavior there is no choice left.
I do not believe in yelling, it gets you no where. You have exactly five minutes to explain what the issue is, after that you have lost the child's attention.
I have swatted my child in a public place on the butt. But this again is only after I have tried everything else.
The government does not pay for the upkeep of your child, nor do so called "good samaritans." And they are not going to help you when your child gets totally out of control. So they need to stay out of it, as long as you are not physically or verbally abusing your child.
When a child misbehaves if you do not take care of the issue at that time, the child will not understand why they are being punished, by the time you get to your car.
i agree you should have a right to punish your child if he is acting up. and i agree that there is a right and wrong place to do it. i think that is why there are so many spoiled kids and disapline problems tody.
nick warstler
if you can't touch your kids how will you ever get your point across. there is a right place and a wrong place for it. there is taking to far. i was not hit much as a kid but when i did i deserved it. it put me back in line and i never did that agin. if i would of got yelled at and grounded i probley would of done it agin. you have to keep your kids in line some how. if a takes a spanking from time to time than that is what you have to do. if i ever have a kid i will try not to spank him but if i have to i will.
i think that you should be able to spank a child. my parents got spanked and they turned out well disiplined. kids now just get a slap on the wrist by getting their tv priveliges taken away. its not enough to keep them from doing it again
previous post by Bren Raschke
I feel that punishing bad behavior is fine. I dont think that theres a right and wrong place to do it, but i do think that there is a limit how much you should punish the child in public. A kid is like a puppy and in order for you to teach the kid or puppy right and wrong you have to either praise or punish them as soon has the bad deed has occured or good deed. Thats the only way that the kid will find a corralation between bad and getting punished for it or being good and being praised for it. I do feel current views on the subject are the reason for increasing cases of child abuse but because of the lack of disiplin the number of delinqurncy is also increasing.
I believe spanking your child is not wrong but there are limits. a couple quick hard spanks is nothing to worry about but when you start beating the shit out of a kid is when they should worry about child abuse. I think spanking in public places in front of a lot of people is wrong to it should be something you do in the private of your own home. there is no reason to make a scene in public. people realize that kids may throw fits or cry or whatever else and it doesnt bother them as much as some parents thinks it does the real problem is that the parents get embarrased and dont like that so they beat the shit out of their kids not realizing they are embarrassing themselves even more so they need to keep it in there homes and dont take it to far.
Patrick Quinn
I think parents should be able to discipline there children. its there right there are to many kids getting away with everything beat em all.
-colton-
HELLLL YES you should be able to spank your child. Tha child kicked your ass for 9 months or so, it's payback time. No but seriously, spanking a misbehaving child should be allowed. Right and wrong place...nu uh. If the child is acting out in the middle on the grocery store, that's where you let them know that this isn't the place to do it. Waiting until later to whoop a child seems more cruel. Publically it should start verbally. Hopefully, through examples in private, the child will know you mean business and it won't carry on from there. "Though shalt beat him with a rod" and that is how I feel. If society views a spank on the butt parent abuse, then yes that's where the increase comes from.
I grew up getting spanked if I was out of line, but then when my mom married her second husband, it turned from getting spanked to child abuse. And it was bad. So now it scares me if someone even lifts their hand towards me at times. So since she divorced him, there has been no spanking as punishments. And because of what happened to me when I was younger, I don't think I could raise a hand to hit my child, but I do believe for other people, it is a fine method, just not in public, and as long as it is not out of control.
There is a right and wrong way. Spanking in the isle at the store or Walmart is not the way to go. Punish your child at home. Dont disrupt everyone else by yelling in public places. Spanking is not wrong morally or phisically, just dont over do it. Leaving bruses is not to healthy for your kids. Verbal abuse is open for suggestion. Swearing and saying you hate them is not acceptable at all. But if you can get the fear of God in them but "threating" them with spanking or grounding, they may think twice next time.
I think that there is a right and wrong place to spank your child. Some family matters should be kept personal and should occur at home only. When I was little and misbehaved in public, I knew I would get in trouble at home- i didn't need to spanked in front of other people. I think that spanking is the most effective form of punishment and every parent should use it if their child needs it.
of course parents should be allowed to spank their children. the discipline in this country is horrible. people think they can't do anything. children act up in class and teachers can't do anything about it. a kid can drop and f bomb and nothing will be done about it. that's wrong because then the kid thinks they can do it.
parents have every right to spank THEIR kid. they are the parent. i was spanked as a child and that was the ultimate punishment i feared. it really worked and i plan to use the same method on my children. i do think that some parents get a little carried away with it, but i would only spank my child in the most serious cases.
Spanking your own child is a decision you should be allowed to make as a parent. As far as public punishment goes i think that there is a way to deal with your child in public that will force them to obey you but will not humiliate or scar them for the rest of their lives. Verbal punishment should be used a lot more sparingly than physical punishment because a child is more likely to be affected by a harsh comment or a hurtful phrase then they are by a spanking, especially when they are misbehaving and more than likely deserve it.
Steve Roberts
I would have no problem with spanking my child if they were really misbehaving. I think the rules have become way too relaxed with parenting and that is why children are becoming out of control, rude and learning no respect for authority. They have to be shown who is in charge and how to respect an authority figure. A child shouldn't be spanked for every little thing that they do wrong but if you have told them no and tried previous less severe measures of punishment and they continue the same bad behavior spank them. A few spanks on the rear are not child abuse; it's discipline.
Brittany Clapper 9:00
I feel that Spanking a child is okay because these days a lot of kids need it but i also feel that a parent should do it to a certain extent. I hate seeing children get spank in public or even when parents seem to curse them out. It should be done in the home but some parents just feel like if their child is going to embarassed them in public then they are going to do the same!!
*Joyful*
there is a right and a wrong place to punish your children. i dont see anything wrong with spanking them. your not beating the hell out of them by spanking them, so who cares. let people raise there children how they want.
colin h.
i agree with jordan it is ok to beat your s=child in your home but dont be like the black folks in chicago and beat there kids in a wlamart in then buy a leash for them. most children will learn what they did wrong and get there ass kicked for it.
well spanking a child can correct him or her or they can trun out to hate you for doing so.
65 mustang
Nobody has the right to put there hands on anyone even if you made them (children). The spanking trait will live on only if people don't put a stop to it. Just because it doesn't bruise it still hurts in the inside of the child.
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