Poll: Physical Punishment Towards Children, Yay or Nay?

[ChildofGallifrey]

There's a big difference between spanking and hitting. I'm 100% in support of spanking, and I spank my own child when she's out of line, but it only ranges from a tap on the hand to a smack on the butt (like most of us probably grew up with). Anything beyond that, I say no.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

There's a big difference between spanking and hitting. I'm 100% in support of spanking, and I spank my own child when she's out of line, but it only ranges from a tap on the hand to a smack on the butt (like most of us probably grew up with). Anything beyond that, I say no.

Indeed. Many people can't, or won't distinguish between an actual beating and a tap that causes more shock than pain.

 

[winter2]

Spank away I say. Spank Away.

 

[KiKiweaky]

A smack across the back of the head will keep most people in line. I was hit on occasion but I'll hold my hand up and say I did deserve it each time.

I'd go for the light tap method.

 

[theblackcat33]

I say no.
If a parent is only capable to dealing with a child by smacking them, they are unfit to have them.

 

[Nachtmahr]

Smacking, with or without force, a dog or a cat doesn't help teach them right from wrong.

And if it's wrong and pointless to do to an animal, it sure as hell is wrong to do it to a child.

 

[BNSNightshade]

as long as it doesn't go too far, it can be useful in some circumstances. children need to learn that the world will not always just bend to it's wishes.

 

[Gigano]

If you are not able to outwit and control a child without resorting to violence, then you are a worthless failure as a parent. And I see little reason to extend less protection to minors - physically fragile as they are - than we do to adults; does it really make sense that a mother can hit her 5 year old son without consequence, but will risk trial if she hits her 25 year old son?

That said, the ordinary penal system isn't exactly the best way to deal with these types of situations. It will take a lot of abuse to a child before removing it from the care - or what passes for it - of its parents is overall the less harmful approach. And since criminal trials will only worsen its relations with them, then a softer approach to parental violence against children might be justified in the needs of the child; although there can be no doubt that hitting your child is never OK, and that it should be interfered against in some way.

 

[Mikeyfell]

yep. Small children (And dogs for that matter) don't under stand words if they're doing something wrong physical pain will make them stop.

If they are old enough to understand words *and they don't listen to you. Fuck it beat their asses anyway. tangible punishment. Carrot and stick only works if there's a stick.

 

[t3h br0th3r]

Pyshical punishment is something that should be saved for when a kid REALLY messes up.

and by really messes up i mean something along the lines of stole money from moms purse, asulted an elder, or endangered lives though disobedience and stupidity.

For anything short of that, use ur words.

If a kid never does anything of that magnitude then they don;t need spanked.

 

[Nachtmahr]

yep. Small children (And dogs for that matter) don't under stand words if they're doing something wrong physical pain will make them stop.

If they are old enough to understand words *and they don't listen to you. Fuck it beat their asses anyway. tangible punishment. Carrot and stick only works if there's a stick.

I seriously hope you never own a dog. And if you do, see what hitting one for mistakes will turn them into.

 

[RobfromtheGulag]

I don't think we've come across the perfect parenting technique yet. The bottom line is it'll affect how they grow up, for better or worse.

 

[Monsterfurby]

No, not at all. My parents never hit me, and I turned out alright. Physical punishment is a sign of weak parents and all but antiquated these days. I do see how it remains popular in the US, though, considering a large part of the country take their parenting techniques from an age even William the Conqueror would consider archaic.

 

[Artina89]

My parents would warn me three times, if I was doing something naughty before they put me over their knee, never more than three warnings, and they would always use the skin of their hands, never a belt. When I was a kid I knew that, and my parents would only have to issue a warning once, because they always followed through, no empty threats. Kids these days know their parents can't touch them without getting into trouble, and there is a great lack of respect a lot of the time between parents and their children, which I find very saddening.

 

[natster43]

I think it is fine to slap or spank a child if they won't stop misbehaving, but that is it. Actually hitting the child or going beyond that I say is child abuse.

 

[Doc Theta Sigma]

It's better than ten minutes of "No, that's naughty. Please don't do that." which you see so often with "modern" parents and their small children that are acting up. If I did something naughty, I'd get a quick smack on the arse when I was a kid. I haven't been scarred for life.

 

[Mikeyfell]

yep. Small children (And dogs for that matter) don't under stand words if they're doing something wrong physical pain will make them stop.

If they are old enough to understand words *and they don't listen to you. Fuck it beat their asses anyway. tangible punishment. Carrot and stick only works if there's a stick.

I seriously hope you never own a dog. And if you do, see what hitting one for mistakes will turn them into.

An obedient dog? Oh wait that's an oxymoron.

Have no fear dog lover for I am a cat person and so long as you don't put your nicknacks on the edge of something high up, or give a crap that your chair legs are all scratched to shit cats don't make mistakes.

 

[Craorach]

An obedient dog? Oh wait that's an oxymoron.

Have no fear dog lover for I am a cat person and so long as you don't put your nicknacks on the edge of something high up, or give a crap that your chair legs are all scratched to shit cats don't make mistakes.

As a fellow cat person.. this is true, they don't make mistakes..

"Won't let me out when I want out? What a shame, was that your favourite ornament?"

"My litter tray isn't clean enough... that's a very nice carpet you have there.. very.. absorbent..."

Back OT however, I think people forget that it is all dependant on so many factors you can't view it as black and white.

Some children will be fine without any form of physical discipline.

Some will literally run rampant no matter what you try to do.