Do you believe that physically disciplining a child is acceptable and an efficient way to teach them between right and wrong?
I would think fear can be a very effective and persuasive tool, but I don't think it should be applied to a parent and child dynamic. I just don't like the idea of hitting kids.
what does your morals say
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No, it's not effective
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Yes, but only sometimes
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I don't know/I'm in between
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Yes, absolutely
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No, only to juveniles
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No. Me spanking my child let's my child know to never ever run into the street again (because let's face it we are not all perfect and cannot watch our children every waking second. As they get older, they grow independence). Sometimes they don't hear your words.
Beating a kid for no reason is bad, but if they did something bad, then spanking them is fine, along with telling them why they shouldn't do that thing anymore. Kids don't respond to talks like adults do, you can tell them 1000 times not to do something, and they still do it. But they do respond to spankings, and they will know not to do it next time. It serves as a nice foundation for when they get older, they will know what is right and wrong, and when they reach that age you can just have regular discussions with them.
If a child is bad as an adult because of some spankings, then they would have turned out bad anyways, because there is something fundamentally wrong with them. Kids don't hit/murder other people because their mommies and daddies properly disciplined them, the ones that do that were abused beyond spankings for doing something wrong, or just have something mentally wrong with them.
I mean like if anything, you humans should try to at least tell them what is wrong about what they are doing and give them a lesson about what it can ultimately lead to if they continue doing it. animal mothers try to demonstrate the right way to do stuff
I'd rather me spank my child on the butt then him run into the street again and get by a car and die. These are scenarios where I don't find it as an issue. I think everyone has a right to parent how they want and should stop judging other parents who want to make different decisions. My oldest son learned from 2 spankings. He hasn't misbehaved with me in 4 years. All I have to do is look. He knows. There is nothing wrong with your child sometimes fearing you. You are the disciplinarian. It's part of being a parent. As I said, when you guys have kids I guarantee your views on parenting will change drastically.
For some children spanking works. For others it doesn't. It does depend on the child and their personality. I personally needed my booty whooped and I'm grateful to my grandma now because of it.
When you guys actually have kids of your own let me know what method you actually end up taking. I used to say the same thing, that I would never physically spank my child until I actually became a parent and had to do so.
Spankings do not equal abuse. And it doesn't teach the child that it's okay to hurt someone for doing something wrong, but rather so they don't do something dangerous or bad again.
Children shouldn't be chastised for their mistakes. They think everything belongs to them, and they see it as an unnecessary evil when they are punished for doing something they think is "right".
Lol just do as the rest of the animal kingdom does and just let them learn for themselves not to do it.
