Spanking

Do you think it's right or wrong to spank your child?

Under what circumstance, if any would, you spank your children?

erm im ok with other people doing it but it's not my preference. i don't think it has long term effects (unless it's severe abuse) as i didnt even know id been spanked as a child until,a few months ago lol. ive seen my nephew be spanked for STUPID things and it hurts me because he gets so upset :( ive told my mum point blank that if she ever did that to my child (she's the one who did it to my nephew) then I will slap her myself. personally, no it's not going to be for me.

I'd rather not use violence to discipline my children.

I got smacked (often hit too) when I was out of control and I deserved it 100% in most cases and looking at schools nowadays, I know most of the spoilt little *******s could've done with a crack or two by their parents: parents should act as parents, not your bezzie friend.

I'd bring back the cane in schools too, and I would've got it a fair few times (and deserved it). Certainly would've made me think twice.

bedroom spanking is better

No. It happened to me sometimes as a child and I think there are better methods for dealing with it. I believe if you ever hit your own child (no matter the circumstances) you are teaching it that it's okay to hit.

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Originally Posted by Empired

No. It happened to me sometimes as a child and I think there are better methods for it. I believe if you ever hit your own child (no matter the circumstances) you are teaching it that it's okay to hit.

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Not really.

I was smacked and hit when I did something wrong, and it never taught me that mindless violence was right at all. Infact it was the total opposite, because had my parents found out I had hit another kid in school I would be LIVID with fear of going home at the end of the day knowing that I was going to get the living daylights smacked out of me as punishment for what I had done. The kids in school who were violent were usually the ones who had virtually zero disipline at home... so they had no boundaries.

I used to get a smack if I did something bad. I don't think it's right to hit children though as I believe there are other ways to punish them that don't involve violence.

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Originally Posted by -:Undertaker:-

Not really.

I was smacked and hit when I did something wrong, and it never taught me that mindless violence was right at all. Infact it was the total opposite, because had my parents found out I had hit another kid in school I would be LIVID with fear of going home at the end of the day knowing that I was going to get the living daylights smacked out of me as punishment for what I had done. The kids in school who were violent were usually the ones who had virtually zero disipline at home... so they had no boundaries.

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I disagree but it seems we were hit for different reasons as children. The one time that sticks in my mind is being smacked on the pavement on the way to school because I was unwell and threw up whilst we were walking.

Maybe it's ok to hit in certain circumstances (like when they've done something really awful) but I don't trust a lot of parents to be responsible with hitting their children. I think quite a few parents would start off reasonably well but would soon be thinking "he disrespected me I'm gonna smack him" "she's not agreeing with me I'm gonna smack her". It would get out of hand.

I got smacked but only when I deserved it and I think it was a good punishment for me because grounding would have had no effect on me as I was happy to sit inside and watch a disney movie or read a book but my dad used the belt to hit us (v. rarley) ;/// and that I don't agree with because I remember having bruises from it.