Do you spank your child?

We spanked ours and they learned we were serious, and that there were conquences to their actions.

 

Everyone must learn that there are consequences for every action. If the action is good the consequences are good. If the actions are bad the consequences are bad. What I find is that often times the parent expects too much or too little of their child. Children must be instructed. If an action is malicious then they must get the reward of that. If the action is an accident then if there is a punishment it must be according to what is appropriate. In our home and where I teach I have a rule that you are able to strongly diagree and voice your opinion but always with respect. But our daughter has found out that others do not always appreciate her disagreement. So we have been teaching her about the right time to voice a disagreement.

 

Find another doctor.

Joseph Botwinick

 

I don't believe in spanking children. Yes, they do need to be disciplined, corrected and suffer the consequences of their actions, but there other ways than a huge person striking a small person.

 

I had to vote in the present tense, although all spankings for my children are in the past tense. It is both a scripture-sanctioned and time-proven method of discipline.

 

Nick will be 11 in December and was swatted 2 times in his life through diapers or thick clothing. One time was when spoke very rudely to us in Home Depot. He was taken to the car and swatted once on his padded bottom. It shocked him so terribly that he seemed to really get the message. Both times were before he was 4 years old.

Our grown kids got spanked by daddy very seldom and not after they were old enough to reason with. It had to be a very serious and repeated offense to warrant a spanking. Telling the truth about an offense would prevent a spanking, too.

Eph 6:4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

 

It depends on how hard the Spanking is, if it is so hard that it leaves bruises, the child should be taken away by welfare as that is child abuse.

 

I don't have any children but when I was a teacher and paddling was allowed I did.. I have various nieces and nephews whom we keep from time to time and I reserve the right to do so if I deem it necessary. It is very rarely needed, maybe a half a doxen times in the last 20 years.

 

We don't spank.

 

Spare the rod and spoil the child. A child will not die from a spanking and the bible advocates it.

 

How about if it is your neighbour or childs teacher that spanks the child? Is that o.k with you?

 

Off topic. But, since you asked, when I was a kid, my parents spanked me when I was bad. My teachers never had to do so because I was well disciplined at home. My neighbor never had to do so because I was well disciplined at home. When I was at Church, if I misbehaved, other adults would take me to my parents and they would discipline me.

On the other hand, there were members of my church who were so close to the family, that if mom and dad were not around and I was rebellious, they certainly had the right to discipline me. That was very rare that they had to.

Joseph Botwinick

 

Can't answer poll. Did spank when they were younger. Don't spank now that they are older.

 

We spank but it is reserved as a last resort and only for the most serious offenses (blatant defiance). No one else is allowed to spank our children, not grandparents, not anyone. We discipline in other ways as well.

 

That is our policy as well.

 

I have a four year old in S/S (girl) who routinely swats the other children upside the back of their head. When nothing else failed, I went to the mother. 'How did she hit them?', mother asked.... and right away I knew where this child had leared to swat the back of the head. Now I tell this child if she doesn't behave, I'm going to page her parents in S/S class and they'll be very embarassed and very angry with us both.

 

Spanking last resort - whose raising the kids your hubby or the doctor?

Sorry gonna be a lil rude here - but the question reads as my husbands opinion is as important as a stranger to our family - I do not value my husbands opinion as my own - cause God knows if you disagreed with that doctor about raising your kids you'd be telling the doctor to go somewhere rather warm and fiery.


Why did you even ask that question? If you have no opinion or are confused on a subject guess whose opinion you get to follow - your spouses!

I realize Im not married and have no kids - but for supposedly being one flesh/one person - you sure are doubting the other part