Should we smack our children?
608475
yes, they need to know who's the boss. but not abusively. They need a smack in the azz now and then.
906159
Only if you can handle it and its worth it to you. Just dont expose your children to any abuse.
1075829
I believe a good spanking never hurt anyone.  I deal with kids all the time that have no respect.  If I acted like some kids I see today, my parents would have given me a good butt whippin!  And I woulda deserved it!  I grew up respecting my parents and backtalking was NOT tolerated.  \nI have nephews now, one of them is soooo BAD!  He backtalks, cusses and even hits his mom.  She just yells at him.  So, he yells back.  He doesn't do that when he's with me; I would spank his butt.  And when we are shopping and he starts to throw a fit, we leave everything where it is and leave the store, he gets nothing.  I've found with this one in particular though, spankings don't work so much now that he is older.  I make him write a paragraph or two, even a page sometimes on why he shouldn't do what he did. \nFor instance, he yelled at and back talked his grandmother.  He had to write a page telling me why he should be nice to her and all the things that she does for him.  By the time he finished he was in a better mood and hugged his grandma.  He is an exceptional writer now, too!  LOL  He's had lots of practice!
951090
i was spanked with a belt. do i feel like i was abused? no i don't. you have to get your kids to listen to you somehow for their own good.
393884
Not at all. Congrats to you for supervising your children. Every parent should be a parent and watch their children.
924537
Heck no!\n\nParents aren't parenting well if that's the case.\n\nJust do the right thing and ignore the parents in this case.
465503
Grow up kid.  You ought to smacked for your attitude.
51386
In US, we can end up in jail if hurt a kid physically, it's considered as child abuse. We punish naughty kid by suspending them, give no permissions to leave house or even bedroom, taking away their allowance, phonecalls, their favorite things such as games, comics, movies, etc. If cannot handle on our own, seek professional help from experts or some institutions, a sort of military school is an option.
633241
Oh for goodness sake!!! HOW old are you!? Are you really unable to sort your own life out? Kids need disipline. If you don't want you're man to be moody, tell them to fight elsewhere! Dependant on their ages, have you not tried teaching your kids correctly about how to behave in this society?? A smack probably wouldn't be out of place either!\nSend them to bed early if they won't stop fighting and if that won't happen, you've not done a good job at parenting, sorry!
533098
Yes...up until the time they are a legal adult.  Maybe parents should think about this before allowing so much permissiveness in their family. I am a strict Mother(no corporal punishment...but lots of consistency and time out and good choice/ bad choice options). I feel it is my duty, and moral responsibility to raise well mannered and caring people. I KNOW I am responsible for my children's actions.
503570
Definitely!  When  I was in school there was corporal punishment and in my opinion it worked great.  Kids had respect for their elders.
712100
Isn't this where parents go to batter their kids in public?
373937
The Bible definitely condones hitting your kid as a form of discipline.  \n\nSpare the rod and spoil the child.  It doesn't condone abuse however.  A loving parent will hit a child to teach him/her a lesson without causing real physical injury. Ever hear "this is gonna hurt me more than it's gonna hurt you."?  \n\nThat's the most important point here.  A loving parent should want to teach their child yet would never wish serious injury to their child.
317113
ahhhh  kurtrisser the ignorant...\n\nanyways there is a big difference between beating and punishing.  I believe in spankings.. but you can not do it out of anger.  That is when abuse is likely to happen.  You need to go and cool off and send the kid to their room.  Then when you are not upset go in for the punishment.  That way the kid has to sit there waiting and wondering.. that is punishment in itself.
149902
Well, that is really do the parent's disgression. Of course I don't recommend spanking an infant,however a tap on the hand and a NO is enough to let them know that they shouldn't do that. It is highly up to you as to when you should stop spanking your child. I am also a little bit skeptical of spanking. :S \n\nBUT You know I have seen mother's whack their 25 year sons with a wooden spoon :D quite humorous
345555
I'd be an outside mom and keep a close eye on my son and the others. If some kid spit on my son, they're parents would get a visit from me and be told I'm not putting up with it and they need to teach that kid of theirs some manners. I could care less what they thought of me...my kids come first and I fight their battles.
320554
Are you actually allowed to discipline children?\n\nHere in the UK if a teacher disciplines a child they run the risk of being reported for child abuse or contravening the childs human rights.  For example - any contact between teacher and child is assault, there was a case in the news a few days ago where the parents had to be called in to stick a plaster on a child.\n\nShort of talking to them or getting used to the noise I guess there isn't much that you can do other than stick some headphones on.