If Canada Bans Spanking, Should U.S. Do the Same?

How many children have you raised? I know that when my toddler was doing something that he should not have been doing and I swatted him on the butt, he did not do it again. We had a wooden spoon that was named the pow pow stick and all we had to do was remind him about it and he minded, where as saying no over and over did not stop him. No I did not beat him, no I did not leave bruises and marks on him. You make a good argument, but as a parent it is up to each parent to choose, not the government.

This is what is comes to. You are attempting to make excuses to hit your children, and i am telling you that hitting your child is never appropriate.

You wish to use physical pain as a way to dominate and control your children, and i am telling you that you need to act like a parent instead of an animal to your children.

You seriously feel that the amount of permanent scars or lack of them makes it OK for you to hit your son, and to continue to threaten to hit your son with a wooden stick.

And that is simply sick and wrong.

I don't need to make excuses. As a parent I have the right to do what I feel is right.

That is an irrelevant definition from the English language dictionary.

Don't forget that although divine knowledge may have been imparted to mankind, it is only mankind that wrote the account and there are many disputed interpretations of what God may have actually been conveying in the message. You need only look at the life of Christ his son to see how mankind was expected to live in God's light.

So are you saying that in a face-to-face conversation with God you would say that you hit children for him?

I'm saying I have a right to spank my child if I choose. No government body should be able tell me I can't.

BRING IT ON GUYS. FIRE YOUR HATE AT ME. <3

Oh my such an ugly picture. But why would anyone hate you? Hate is rather too strong a feeling when talking about unknown people on a site like this. I know nothing of you so I will say. Love to you and all today..

Because whenever anyone says a single thing about not spanking kids on this website, they get like three replies saying OMG WHY NOT YOU'RE REALLY WRONG AND STUFF and other such and it's gotten to the point where I (who isn't going to do it to her own kids) is pretty much used to it. o3o This is Sodahead, and what I have learned from my two years here is that if you have an opinion there will be someone to tell you to kill yourself, regardless of what it is.

But I agree with you. (:

GODLESS HEATHEN! No but seriously man if you see the ridiculous name Kibbles the worst you can get from me is minor annoyance. Other than that I never hate on anyone's answers.

YES YES I AM.

Lol, thanks for letting me know. (:

Spanking is a means of getting someone's attention. Some take it too far into the dark depths of punishment, but those are the ones we are not really affecting by making spanking illegal. Look at the disrespect that runs rampant through society. Some cannot hold a conversation without a stream of profanity and their music when the play is is a mirror of the conversations and they don't understand the protests. I know one set of parents who will not allow a sitter for their kids to say the word, "NO!" as it inhibits their sense of self. And they walk all over their neighbors. We should, however, spank Congressmen and women for stealing an spending frivolously some $16 trillion dollars. I think they should debate each other with their heads in stocks, if you can remember pictures of Puritan punishment!

Well some says it's just an excuse for touching the @$$






Just kidding but seriously I don't support any physical abusing of kids

Spanking and abuse are two totally different things.

Still it has no piont to do it.

It's a fine form of discipline.

It's not fine it's physical punishment

And does nothing if done right. I was spanked and you know what, I deserved it and I shaped up because of it. Mostly what I'm seeing here from people who disagree say its a form of abuse and scarring. Abuse and a spanking are two very different things. A spanking does not leave bruises or scars.

Well even weak slap does not leave bruises or scars. My point there are so many ways for unphysical punishment.

Kids sometimes won't respond to anything but that.

I will not jump to that it's not fair since I don't have children. But it's definitely not the best option.

You were a child once weren't you?

But children respond differently.

Well then, depends on the child then really.

Maybe but I have not seen any psychology support spanking.

I am a democratic Canadian that lives in an igloo, sends the kids to school riding a polar bear while being communist. In case you can't tell, I am being sarcastic. We have a huge problem with indians getting away with murder and 50 criminal convictions though. But we are still safer than the US per capita. Spankings have lost all merit to eating mc dicks and young children playing war killing games.We are a great country. Your corrupt presidents f u over more than law can help.

The article does not state the CANADA wants to ban spanking, only that one of its (respected) medical journals wants to ban it. There is no evidence that Canada's government wants to do so.

Spanking may be bad. I think it probably is. But the U.S. has a long tradition of allowing people to do bad and stupid things. And we ALREADY know spanking is bad -- why should the CMAJ position change anything?

Why is spanking bad, exactly?

One of the biggest problems with questions like this is that there are gradations, or levels, of spanking. Excessive spanking is a form of abuse and affects the child much like other forms of abuse. Spanking done in anger (which is hard to avoid for some people) also creates a hostile effect within the child.

On the other hand, occasional or rare physical swats can enhance obedience and discipline -- as long as they are not the primary source of attention from the parent, and as long as they are done without fury or physical harm to the child. There is little or no research to suggest an occasional mild spanking does any sort of emotional harm.

On the other hand, there are other discipline techniques that tend to work *better* for most children. In that sense, spanking is inferior... for most kids.

interesting. I guess I got the infrequent, mild swat, which iIthink most people are talijg about, when they say "spanking".

What people mean when they say "spanking" really varies quite widely. I know people who grew up with a parent who would whack them quite hard -- especially when drunk. They called that spanking, and others understood what they meant.

I also know people who consider a literal slap-on-the-wrist to be spanking. They are horrified that anyone would hit a child on the bottom at all, let alone use a paddle to cause bruising.

Personally I try not to intrude on the discipline of other parents, unless it really truly appears abusive -- or if asked, I suppose. Whatever works for others is their business.

We don't spank our daughter -- she's six, and timeouts are only moderately successful now. But since we have not used physical spanking as a form of discipline, I think it would be perceived badly by her if we started now. We will probably have to go to a punishment-fits-the-crime sort of approach (like if you do something bad with a toy, it goes away for a couple of days).

We do, very rarely, use a physical sort of swat -- primarily on the hand or arm, when we need immediate obedience (like crossing a busy road, if she isn't paying attention to us)... though I can't really remember the last time a raised voice wasn't enough.

I love Canada, but this is totally nuts.

I don't think the US should follow any nation just for the sake of following. I do think it will be a wonderful day when more and more people realize there is no need to inflict violence and a child, or any other creature.

Violence occurs because the perpetrator loses control. Harsh to say that about a parent who just "swats" their kid but really... it is not necessary.

I remember an acquaintance of mine saying "he's almost 1, I can't wait because then I'll get to give him a good spanking". OMFG. WTH. Like a 1 year old would even understand why they were getting hit!

Keep your pimp hand strong.
Kids these days don't know what respect is.

It is highly unlikely that Canada is going to ban spanking. The medical community has been bring this proposal forward regularly for over 25 years and it has yet to become law.

What the hell would it matter if Canada did it? Are they somehow morally or mentally superior to us and so we must follow their lead?

Its a thought, are you mad at Canada toO.

No, not mad at them, but don't feel like we have to emulate them in any way.