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Some young kids just need a good hard spanking, amirite?
by Anonymous14 years ago
Child abuser! If you have kids, they should be put in foster care!
by Anonymous14 years ago
Any type of punishment can be child abuse if you do it to excess or take it to the extreme. Parents can spank their kids and not be abusers.
by Anonymous14 years ago
: But don't you think that will scar the child forever, and affect who they are and who they become? It seems like other methods could be found.
by Anonymous14 years ago
Not necessarily. I think it you use it without complementing it with positive reinforcement it can be damaging. Or if you punish out of anger rather than love. I don't discount spanking as an effective disciplinary tool but I do think other methods should be used as well. Spanking your kid for every offense is abusive (IMO). Also a child can easily be damaged by a time out or being sent to bed without supper, much like spanking, if it's done to the extreme or the child gets the idea that they're being punished because the parent is angry and not because of what they did wrong.
by Anonymous14 years ago
Spanking is definitely necessary in a child's development. It's good for them because it teaches them respect and about authority, but it should not be done in anger and the parents should explain what they did to deserve the spanking and that they still love them. ANY punishment done in extreme is child abuse. However, i do believe that spankings should be used as a sort of last resort or if a child does something very wrong. This is only one of the many tools that can be used when raising a child.
by Anonymous14 years ago
Seriously, violence isn't the answer.
by Anonymous14 years ago
Have you SEEN the little demon children that run around these days? They're absolutely horrid! Call me harsh, but I think that they need STRICT discipline!
by Anonymous14 years ago
All kids need to be spanked, you just have to be careful not to take it to far. It is, however, neccesary to discipline your children.
by Anonymous14 years ago
I agree 100%.
by Anonymous14 years ago
if the parents won't show dominance, then the kids will try to themselves
by Anonymous14 years ago
I was spanked when I was a kid and it kept me from being one of those demon children you see all the time now. I think that if you don't want your kids to be hellions, then they need to be disciplined. And I'm pretty sure those of you who think spanking is child abuse will have one of those kids.
by Anonymous14 years ago
I agree that kids should be disciplined, but there are other forms of punishments than spanking. Things that are more fair and don't involve the kid getting hurt.
by Anonymous13 years ago
You have to associate bad behavior with pain.
by Anonymous13 years ago
No you don't. Grounding your kid or making them do extra chores is just as affective as physically hurting a child.
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