When I was younger, I got spanked for misbehaving to an extreme extent. However it only went up until I was about 5 years old because by then I learned if I acted like some rabid monkey in a store or disrespected my parents, I would be punished. My mother would pull on the back of my hair, which hurt like fuck, when I was misbehaving and it helped me learn. So, when I started going to public, such as school, places I wasn't some shit stain that the parents dropped off for the teachers to take care of.

Now, discussing this with my aunt who used to work for child services says that this is child abuse and my parents could have been arrested. She has two young boys, one 7 and one 5. She is also one of those people who thinks anything violent is going to make her children murderers (she wouldn't let them watch Tom and Jerry because it was too violent), as well as that anything on the internet is true. As you can imagine, she doesn't discipline her children aside from the "I'm taking the iPad away for 1 hour young man" treatment. Instead she blames their misbehavior on food and media, instead of accepting the reality that they are just little shits who need to be disciplined.

Now of course, I'm not talking about beating up your child or anything. But a spank or pull of the hair every now and then for their behavior is good thing for them in the long run. Do you agree or am I just a sick monster who abuses children?

It depends on the severity of the punishment, some parents take it too far, but spanking alone, just once maybe twice after, is sufficient. Though I for one wouldn't do it too my child.

No, and anyone that does shouldn't have children.

No, and anyone that does shouldn't have children.

Why?

Of course.

frack no, and anyone who DOES is an idiot who honestly has no idea what they're talking about. Idiots who think a disciplinary smack is abuse are saying they know the god damn difference between a smack once in a blue moon and a punch to the face and belt to the stomach every day.

This is one of the biggest reasons I like Canada, they allow you to parent your fracking kids and correct them when they are wrong. A smack across the top of your head teaches you that your god damn actions have a consequence, and doing extremely stupid shit like running into traffic will get you hurt.

When you don't spank your kids you end up with an unruly edgey prick of a child like the lot on this forum.

So what you're saying is your parents didn't spank you?

I wouldn't necessarily label it as abuse per se, but it's definitely not beneficial to the upbringing of the child.

When my parents resorted to smacking, it didn't instill me with good morals or taught me to behave accordingly. It just made me fear them even more, and taught me to be extra sneaky whenever I felt like misbehaving. A rare skelp across the head every once in a blue moon conveys the message that they really did step out of line sure, but if you overdo it, the child just becomes accustomed and learns how to avoid getting caught, instead of learning to not misbehave.

No I do not. As long as it is not too rough and the parent is only trying to teach the child discipline. There are obviously better parenting methods though than to get physical.

obviously.

If I wasn't spanked as a child then I wouldn't be the violent sociopath I am today.

Past the age of eight, spanking shouldn't be used as a punishment. At that point, you should really be transitioning to other punishments.

ahhh the good old days...

Quote from: Jocephalopod on October 05, 2014, 10:35:44 PM

ahhh the good old days...

My principal had an electric paddle

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