I am on the same page.... when everything else fails....reasonable, light spanking should be ok.Tytan said:Teach `em early, but all spankings must be reasonable.
Tytan said:Teach `em early, but all spankings must be reasonable.
How old was she when you got her spanked for the first time?vixensghost said:We've spanked our child before since the time out chair had little effect ! The spanking got her attention real quick though!
She's a good kid, so luckily, we do not have much trouble.
PuddleMonkey said:Rule with an iron fist!!!!
wrong thread for you...PuddleMonkey said:Rule with an iron fist!!!!
well, when everything else fails, i.e.,negative reinforcement...as a last resort spanking can be beneficial....Spanking doesnt "inflict physical pain".....we are not talking about torture here but some light spanking ....Lestat said:I would never do it.
If I can train a dog to behave and do tricks without every physically punishing it, you can do the same with a child. There is no need to inflict physical pain. I see two types of people that use physical pain against children:
1) religions types who think the bible mandates it by talking about the rod of correction
2) people who get frustrated and are just too lazy to use negative reinforcement
Lestat said:I would never do it.
If I can train a dog to behave and do tricks without every physically punishing it, you can do the same with a child. There is no need to inflict physical pain. I see two types of people that use physical pain against children:
1) religions types who think the bible mandates it by talking about the rod of correction
2) people who get frustrated and are just too lazy to use negative reinforcement
i can guarentee you it won't. I took an entire course on punishment in college and I read a lot of stories and studies and the evidence is very compelling.vixensghost said:You'll change your tune when you have kids, Lestat. Trust me!
Lestat said:i can guarentee you it won't. I took an entire course on punishment in college and I read a lot of stories and studies and the evidence is very compelling.
There are many negatives to spanking, psychologically it can damange a child's young psyche, it can cause them to show aggression towards siblings and peers, etc.
but there are alternatives to spanking, you can still teach your child right and wrong without it.
Just the idea that its ok in inflict pain on another human in order to "teach" them something or remind them not to do something in the future just seems so barbaric and basic. We're better than that as people.
uh, i won't ever threaten physical violence/pain/spanking either.txbondsman said:OH MY GOSH! He took a "college course". LMAO
How about some OJT for ya there LSAT. Have a kid and then you'll go back and tell them that they were full of shit! The little kids that you see in the grocery or mall that run around like wild indians, moms sayin, "Devin, one more time and I'm gonna spank you" and then 13 times later their still saying, "Devin, one more....". Those are the kids that you'll be raising. Grab that litle ass and "POP" the very first time they start that shit, gues what, they won't do it again. If they do, down come the pants and "POP" that bare ass, right then and there. They eventually catch a clue....
a REAL Dad aka Tx
Lestat said:i can guarentee you it won't. I took an entire course on punishment in college and I read a lot of stories and studies and the evidence is very compelling.
There are many negatives to spanking, psychologically it can damange a child's young psyche, it can cause them to show aggression towards siblings and peers, etc.
but there are alternatives to spanking, you can still teach your child right and wrong without it.
Just the idea that its ok in inflict pain on another human in order to "teach" them something or remind them not to do something in the future just seems so barbaric and basic. We're better than that as people.
Lestat said:uh, i won't ever threaten physical violence/pain/spanking either.
believe me, I've seen many kids reared without pain as punishment and most are very well behaved.
Nobledude said:Get the real course....have a few kids and check back again with me.....
txbondsman said:OH MY GOSH! He took a "college course". LMAO
How about some OJT for ya there LSAT. Have a kid and then you'll go back and tell them that they were full of shit! The little kids that you see in the grocery or mall that run around like wild indians, moms sayin, "Devin, one more time and I'm gonna spank you" and then 13 times later their still saying, "Devin, one more....". Those are the kids that you'll be raising. Grab that litle ass and "POP" the very first time they start that shit, gues what, they won't do it again. If they do, down come the pants and "POP" that bare ass, right then and there. They eventually catch a clue....
a REAL Dad aka Tx
silverstar1025 said:Nicely said!! It's not like we have to spank our kids over and over either. At least with mine.. they get the message. All I have to do now is say that I will hit them and they will act right real quick. You have to live it to say for sure what you will do. I was also one that said " I will just do timeouts" YEAH RIGHT! They are a joke! Never worked with my kids.
lol///quite an analogy...are you a horse trainer by any chance?wlmcrae said:In training horses, most times positive and negative reinforcement is all that is needed for good results. However, the occasional stud or gelding (unusual in mares, but it happens) may decide that they want 'their way'. Well, that horse is gonna get smacked down - they are too big and dangerous to have it 'their way'. It is cruel to a horse to refuse to give them the training and tools to be a 'good horse citizen'. Why would I treat a child worse than I treat a horse, by refusing to use one of the communicative disciplinary tools in my toolbox WHEN NECESSARY?
lol good luck with thatLestat said:I would never do it.
If I can train a dog to behave and do tricks without every physically punishing it, you can do the same with a child. There is no need to inflict physical pain. I see two types of people that use physical pain against children:
1) religions types who think the bible mandates it by talking about the rod of correction
2) people who get frustrated and are just too lazy to use negative reinforcement
I agree, my best friends daughter is ADHD and is impossible unless you are willing to threaten a smack on the ass and follow through with it. She is from his first marriage and while she can be annoying, she is always fairly well behaved because she knows her dad will smack her butt if she pushes him too far, something she enjoys doing. Her mother has so little control over her that she wanted to have her institutionalized. When she was younger Rick would have to pick her up from school halfway through the day because the teacher couldn't handle her. For a while it was a monthly routine.Smurfy said:lol good luck with that
I've known many people who were never spanked at all. So I know its possible.Smurfy said:lol good luck with that
that's beautiful, good luck.Lestat said:I've known many people who were never spanked at all. So I know its possible.
To me raising a hand to my future children is just something that is off limits, period. I don't care how frustrated they make me, I don't care how difficult it gets, I will never do it.
thanks! I expect it to be one of the most difficult challenges of my life, but the tougher the challenge the more I tend to excel.Smurfy said:that's beautiful, good luck.
Smurfy said:that's beautiful, good luck.
Tytan said:Teach `em early, but all spankings must be reasonable.
Lestat said:More studies show that spanking leads to increased behavioral problems.
Of course the geniuses here know more than doctors who conduct studies, because this is the internets!
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/113/5/1321
bump for the only punishment that works for some kidsjavaguru said:I agree, my best friends daughter is ADHD and is impossible unless you are willing to threaten a smack on the ass and follow through with it. She is from his first marriage and while she can be annoying, she is always fairly well behaved because she knows her dad will smack her butt if she pushes him too far, something she enjoys doing. Her mother has so little control over her that she wanted to have her institutionalized. When she was younger Rick would have to pick her up from school halfway through the day because the teacher couldn't handle her. For a while it was a monthly routine.
I disagree 100%.mountain muscle said:I think you'll find, Lestat, when you get a chance to raise a kid or kids, that for each child some things work some don't.
Some are crushed when you hurt their feelings and just glare when you spank them.
Some straighten up at the mention of a spanking and couldn't care less about time outs and "negative reinforcement."
I think it is silly and presumptuous to exclude any method of discipline without any experience.
A combination works best.
Lestat said:I disagree 100%.
There are MANY forms of punishment that are illegal, I don't condone mixing them in either.
Some kids are tougher than others, that is a fact. Even as babies, some are easier, some are not.
I am not an advocate of inflicting pain on the more difficult ones, in fact, I think those are the ones that will suffer the most long term harm from being struck by authority figures.
My son was like that, only instead of me getting him half way through the school day the school principal drove him home (yes, he was THAT infuriated with the kid).Angel said:Dang..That has got to be rough..I have an adhd child and he is great.Dont get me wrong he has his moments, however I have never had to get him half way through school....Like I stated a little swat on the bottom will not hurt the child, then hell do it...But by all means it should not become a habit, because what happens when the child goes too far????? That is just a little thing for people to think of and ponder on for a bit.
Lestat said:Are these really the things you are going for when you inflict pain on your children?
distracts children from focusing on the nature of the misdeed --instead it refocuses them on the pain inflicted thereby reducing the possibility that children will understand why their act was wrong
Lestat said:prevents the situation from becoming a learning/teaching situation because the child now focuses on the pain inflicted instead of the nature of the misdeed
Lestat said:often increases humiliation in the child
often lowers self esteem
provides a confusing message to the child because one transgression (inflicting harm on another person) is dealt with by the same transgression (inflicting harm on another person)
Lestat said:exaggerates the unilateral nature of the adult-child relationship and diminishes the reciprocal nature--so important for moral development
Lestat said:inhibits the opportunity to teach the child what makes an act wrong by removing them from the situation
Lestat said:turns the child from instigator to victim thereby altering the roles in the situation and making it more complicated.
Lestat said:I don't really care what other people do with their children, let them grow up with low self esteem, anti social behavior, and fear. Will only make it that much easier for my children to excel.
Lestat said:I've known many people who were never spanked at all. So I know its possible.
To me raising a hand to my future children is just something that is off limits, period. I don't care how frustrated they make me, I don't care how difficult it gets, I will never do it.
inkspot said:don't let anyone tell you it's not possible to NOT spank. I didn't. IMO it's a lack of control on the adult.
Huh?PuddleMonkey said:Another one! Git her!!!!
inkspot said:don't let anyone tell you it's not possible to NOT spank. I didn't. IMO it's a lack of control on the adult.
shouldn't you be hooking up with a fatty at the bar?PuddleMonkey said:I hope some kids got spanked because of this thread.
PuddleMonkey said:Another one! Git her!!!!
javaguru said:shouldn't you be hooking up with a fatty at the bar?
ceo said:It's not that it's "not possible" to not spank, some kids will never need it. I pray that I have kids like that! I don't want to have to spank my kid(s)...but I will if I have to. How's that for lack of self control?
Done the way mountain muscle just described it, spanking requires complete self control. IMO those who lack control and hit their kids are not spanking properly.
Why is it that some people fail to see the difference? If someone spanks their child to discipline them then they obviously lack control. Do judges & juries lack control when they sentence a murderer to life in prison? Or, did the murderer lack control when he broke the law?
Lestat said:It basically comes down to this.
As a parent, if you feel the next to inflict physical pain on your children, do it.
I won't, because that's not what I want my children to learn, or dreal with. Actions have consequences, when the natural result doesn't teach a lesson, my job as a parent will be to make sure that they do learn. This will be possible without causing their brains to register physical pain.
I know what its like to be spanked, I know the feelings and emotions that come as a result. Sure, its great at modifying behavior, I won't disupute that, but it comes at a price.
Dude, that's so 80's.....they're Warhammer miniatures.PuddleMonkey said:Thats tomorrow
Shouldn't you be playing with your GI Joe action figures?
dayumnall the whey said:I have teach girls to spank each other. It builds character.
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Lestat said:It basically comes down to this.
As a parent, if you feel the next to inflict physical pain on your children, DON'T do it.
I won't, because that's not what I want my children to learn, or dreal with. Actions have consequences, when the natural result doesn't teach a lesson, my job as a parent will be to make sure that they do learn. This will be possible without causing their brains to register physical pain.
I know what its like to be spanked, I know the feelings and emotions that come as a result. Sure, its great at modifying behavior, I won't disupute that, but it comes at a price.
That statement scares me. You have often reflected on your own personal experiences in this area, tell me has it made you a better person and parent? And what about the children? Do you think children's bad behavior should be punished if it is a direct result of someone else failure to instill proper behavior? For example, you often laminate on you own children's failures, is this their fault or the parent? Will you shame and humiliate them for what has become their life because it isn't what you want?BIKINIMOM said:Hey you don't want to spank your children, once you have them, groovy. If you've raised a child to be a productive member of society, a well-adjusted individual without ever having to spank them, then I say better still.
May I ask you something? Not singling you out, but am speaking to you only because you gave these specific points of view. When a child behaves in such a manner as they would need to be corrected by you, their parent, (or worse, a total stranger) how exactly do you want them to feel about themselves, if not ashamed and that you are disappointed in their behavior?
Shame is a good thing for children to learn, that is, when they have behaved in a fashioned that they SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
There is an old saying in my language that I heard many times when my mother would discipline me for improper behavior. It says, "Better that you should cry now, then that I should cry later." I used to HATE to hear that growing up, that is, until the first time I heard myself repeating that same statement to my own children. Because I really had NO CLUE what it truly meant until I felt the need to punish my own children. I cried... I still cry when I think about it.
I will give you a small but incredibly effective example of how to discipline a child without "physical pain" but these children are also at an age where they can reason:
At year's end in the school where my sister's children go, the teacher reads all of the student's grades out loud in front of the entire class and the parents. More important than the child's grades for their studies is their grade for behavior as this grade WILL bring down the study grade markedly if it is bad enough. Now why do you think they do this? Is it to make a poorly behaved student PROUD?... or to humiliate the bejeebers out of the kid and hopefully put them on the proper path?... additionally call THAT PARENT to task for a job that they have obviously not been doing too well?
Both my sister and I have identical parenting styles. Her children excel while mine have zero future unless something changes dramatically and very soon at that.
If only my children had someone who actually gave a shit about them...
Good behavior = praise
Bad behavior = punishment
A child SHOULD be ashamed and humiliated for bad behavior. Problem in this country is that very few have a consciense, let alone know how to get along. Why do you think so many of them are blowing each other away on a regular basis? This behavior doesn't go on anyplace else in the world.
Explain it to me because the rest of the world can't figure it out either.
resqguy said:lol @ people who've never raised children talking about how it's supposed to be done.
If a child is NOT supposed to be ashamed of/humiliated by their inappropriate behavior, what SHOULD they feel, seriously? I'm curious.inkspot said:That statement scares me. You have often reflected on your own personal experiences in this area, tell me has it made you a better person and parent? And what about the children? Do you think children's bad behavior should be punished if it is a direct result of someone else failure to instill proper behavior? For example, you often laminate on you own children's failures, is this their fault or the parent? Will you shame and humiliate them for what has become their life because it isn't what you want?
negative actions, against negative behavior = negative results
jon79 said:my dad used to beat us with 1x8's so no i will not spank my kids
I am interested in what the reply will be to this one.musclemom said:If a child is NOT supposed to be ashamed of/humiliated by their inappropriate behavior, what SHOULD they feel, seriously? I'm curious.
you too.....PuddleMonkey said:If you're even gonna have them you need to hurry the fuck up. Its not like you're getting any younger bro.
inkspot said:That statement scares me. You have often reflected on your own personal experiences in this area, tell me has it made you a better person and parent? And what about the children? Do you think children's bad behavior should be punished if it is a direct result of someone else failure to instill proper behavior? For example, you often laminate on you own children's failures, is this their fault or the parent? Will you shame and humiliate them for what has become their life because it isn't what you want?
negative actions, against negative behavior = negative results
no girls like mePuddleMonkey said:If you're even gonna have them you need to hurry the fuck up. Its not like you're getting any younger bro.

musclemom said:If a child is NOT supposed to be ashamed of/humiliated by their inappropriate behavior, what SHOULD they feel, seriously? I'm curious.
bend overblueta2 said:in the past, I would have said, no to spanking (I was spanked), but now I would say kids should be spanked. It taught me some good lessons. Kids today are brutally disrespectful so a few shots wouldn't hurt.
jon79 said:bend over
blueta2 said:I was already spanked this morning, but ok, I guess I can go for seconds ;-)

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