That's the problem with some children today. Parents are scared to discipline. If a child needs to be disciplined, they should be.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

OP just said in public, not overall....

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, there are some forms of discipline that should not be carried out in public. If you spank your child, please, don't do it in public all the time...it's incredibly awkward for bystanders and you are setting yourself up for criticism for those that disagree very much with what you are doing.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

tell me about it, i baby sat so much in middle school/early HS, and parents who dont discipline their kids are just creating monsters. i totally support disciplining your kid, i think its your job as a parent, i just think it shouldnt be done in public, as KickAss said. i dont think its right to embarrass your child or anyone else.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If you're disagreeing with this, then you've never seen a parent take their childs (14 year old or around there) pants off (in public) and start spanking them vigorously... now that's awkard

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There are other ways to discipline kids, you know...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There might be, but you either ban all or ban none, who is to say one parent's disciplining way is wrong and anothers is correct?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Anyhow, that being said, sometimes, discipline shouldn't be carried out in public. But you can't just let your kid run into streets, pull stuff off counters, or have fits in the store without doing anything right then and there.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

in that situation, i think you should take the kid to the bathroom and do it there. whether its spanking, or whatever.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So, wait, my little brother throws a fit because he can't have candy and what should I do? Take him into the bathroom AND THEN tell him to stop? What is the point then? If he runs into the street, I shouldn't take him aside and tell him never to do that because he could get hurt? No, that's ridiculous. Like I said, there are times where discipline should be resevered for home, but that does not carry through with everything.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i should have specified, my bad. talking to him, or correcting him is fine in public, i should have made it more specific. spanking, or yelling at your kids should be in private. correcting in public is fine, yelling and spanking should be in the bathroom, or whatever.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ah, then in that case, I do agree. If heavy discipline is your thing, don't do it in public. Not just for the sake of the child (I am a very vengeful thing; if my mom had embaressed me, I would have embaressed her in turn), but for the sake of the people there. It's awkward.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But if they're not disciplined at all, then other people assume they're bad parents for 'spoiling' them. Being a parent is extremely hard, especially when you have to make parenting choices in public and other people (especially older ones) always want to criticize you for how you're raising your child.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I definitely don't agree. I have a 4 year old. When we're grocery shopping and she wanders she gets a verbal warning. When she continues to not listen, she gets a spanking. Not hard, she never cries. Just pouts and *gasp* starts listening! Ok, if she runs out in the street/parking lot, she gets a hard spanking. No verbal warning. Because she knows better. And in that situation she could be hurt/killed so really, stfu. She hasn't done that in quite a long time, so I'd say she learned. I've also never had anyone say anything to me or even 'give me a look'. One spanking is understandable. Raised voices is fine. Beating/screaming borders on abuse. Aaaand until you're a parent and know how stressful it is don't talk shit.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think they should discipline their kids in public, but they should not physically discipline in public. There is a difference between teaching your kid right and wrong in the middle of Wal-mart and hitting them in the middle of Wal-mart.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If a kid is crying and screaming in a supermaket, I want the parents to handle it. If the kid is hitting other kids, or running around not listening to the parent, they should get disciplined. They shouldn't beat their kids, but if you're treating your kid in a way you don't want people to know about, you shouldn't be treating them that way at all.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Kids are like dogs, if you dont discipline them the very second they do something wrong they'll forget about what they did wrong and then they'll wonder why you're discipling them 3 hrs later when ur finally home.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I may not like it when my parents do that, but tough shit! It's for their own good.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

it absolutely is, i agree with you and i think you should discipline your kids, just not in front of people.

by Anonymous 13 years ago