Should parents be punished for spanking there children?
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2008/11/24 18:13:34
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We all have heard that we are not allowed to spank our children. My kindergartner came home from school and told me what he learned in class. He said the teacher taught them that they can not be spanked. If they do receive a spanking from a parent they should call 911 for help, as this is abuse.
Just wondering what you all think?
Just wondering what you all think?
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finalflicker 2008/12/04 01:48:14No it is not abuse, this is why.....
+4parents should be spanked for not disciplining their children...if you don't want to spank them come up with something as effective....but "normal" spanking is not abuse....just ask my behind.
Child buttock-battering for the purpose of gaining compliance is nothing more than an inherited bad habit.
Its a good idea for people to take a look at what they are doing, and learn how to DISCIPLINE instead of hit.
I think the reason why television shows like "Supernanny" and "Dr. Phil" are so popular is because that is just what many (not all) people are trying to do.
There are several reasons why child buttock-battering isn't a good idea. Here are some good, quick reads recommended by professionals:
Plain Talk About Spanking
by Jordan Riak
The Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children
by Tom Johnson
NO VITAL ORGANS THERE, So They Say
by Lesli Taylor M.D., and Adah Maurer Ph.D.
Most compelling of all reasons to abandon this worst of all bad
habits is the fact that buttock-battering can be unintentional sexual abuse for some children. There is an abundance of educational literature, testimonies, documentation, etc available on the subject that can easily be found by doing a little research on the topic.
Just a handful of those helping to raise awareness of why child buttock-battering isn't a good idea:
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Child and Adol...
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Child buttock-battering for the purpose of gaining compliance is nothing more than an inherited bad habit.
Its a good idea for people to take a look at what they are doing, and learn how to DISCIPLINE instead of hit.
I think the reason why television shows like "Supernanny" and "Dr. Phil" are so popular is because that is just what many (not all) people are trying to do.
There are several reasons why child buttock-battering isn't a good idea. Here are some good, quick reads recommended by professionals:
Plain Talk About Spanking
by Jordan Riak
The Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children
by Tom Johnson
NO VITAL ORGANS THERE, So They Say
by Lesli Taylor M.D., and Adah Maurer Ph.D.
Most compelling of all reasons to abandon this worst of all bad
habits is the fact that buttock-battering can be unintentional sexual abuse for some children. There is an abundance of educational literature, testimonies, documentation, etc available on the subject that can easily be found by doing a little research on the topic.
Just a handful of those helping to raise awareness of why child buttock-battering isn't a good idea:
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Center For Effective Discipline
PsycHealth Ltd Behavioral Health Professionals
Churches' Network For Non-Violence
Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Parenting In Jesus' Footsteps
Global Initiative To End All Corporal Punishment of Children
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Countries where child buttock-battering is prohibited by law:
Sweden, Finland, Norway, Austria, Cyprus, Italy, Denmark, Lativa, Croatia, Bulgaria, Germany, Israel, Iceland, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Spain, Costa Rica, Republic of Moldova, and more in process.
In fact, the US was the only UN member that did not sign the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Spanking is proper, effective last resort method of rightful, necessary discipilne, when done correctly and the proper time.
children that are house broke at a young age (when they start doing wrong) and aren't allowed to be wild untill they are 2 or 3 do better in life. I'm a firm beleaver in spankings! Ask my children, do it right the first time, and maybe every 3 yrs. they needed a reminder.
The one that was raised by my way was never in trouble in school and a productive person today. The one that was raised his mom's way, (time out and tounge lashings) well trouble was his middle name. He wokeup one day and is doing ok now but it took him 5 yrs. longer to get a degree.
That is what I told my son when he said his teacher said it was child abuse for me or his father to spank him. I told him then next time he deserves a spanking, he is welcome to call the police. I then explained to him that it is a crime to make false accusations.
spanked at home and at school and learned to be respectful very fast or
you did a lot of standing.
(I am not talking about beatings, using a belt or any thing like that here! Thank you!)
A time out for my oldest does nothing.
Ps. Just joking about the tying them down, I do not do that, even when I really want to!!!
I think a big problem today is with both parents working, it's not just a lack of supervision but the parents feel guilty about neglecting their kids so they give into the kids to make them happy. schools and daycares are so limited as to what they can do with the children, so the kids aren't getting any structure anywhere. and then we're surprised that the crime rate is going up? because these kids are turning into adults who have had no accountability in their lives.
Thats not to say they have the right to abuse their kids, but IMO, a spanking is not abuse, a beating is.
I'll turn myself in!