Child abuser! If you have kids, they should be put in foster care!

by Anonymous 14 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 Anonymous 14 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 Anonymous 14 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 Anonymous 14 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 Anonymous 13 years ago

Seriously, violence isn't the answer.

by Anonymous 14 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 Anonymous 14 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 Anonymous 14 years ago

I agree 100%.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

if the parents won't show dominance, then the kids will try to themselves

by Anonymous 13 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 Anonymous 13 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 Anonymous 13 years ago

You have to associate bad behavior with pain.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No you don't. Grounding your kid or making them do extra chores is just as affective as physically hurting a child.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

thenewamerican.com/index.php/culture/family/2701-new-study-finds-spanking-is-good-for-kids

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I got it many times in my boyhood

by Anonymous 10 years ago