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As a parent, after you spank them or hit their hand, is that the end of it? Or do you go into further explanation of why they were punished and defined to them why/what's right and wrong?Originally Posted by JBug88
as evidenced by past threads about this, you will run the gamut with people's answers. some will be very passionate both ways.
I'm 35 with 2 kids (boys, 8 & 3). I've slapped their hands when they touched something they shouldn't have. I've spanked their butts when they won't listen.
Have I spanked them hard enough to leave a bruise? not at all.
Would I ever use a belt on one of my children? hell no, and shame on you who say you will...
At this point, do I just give them "the look" and they shape up? You bet your ***...
I can count on both hands the number of times I've had to spank both of my boys.
There's a difference between spanking your child and beating your child. using a belt or any other object counts as beating your child.
-J-
It seems like the majority of those that have replied don't have kids, however, they will condone spanking or some type of physical punishment. Are y'all planning to just spank your kids and as soon as they stop, that's the end of the story? I think explaining to them the logic behind your disciplinary action needs to be emphasized as the take home message because they're not learning if you just hit em and that's it.
I think that's the problem with a lot of our youths because children will eventually grow too old for spanking, and then what? The only form of disciplinary action is taken away from the parent and throughout that child's whole lifetime, they've yet to learn morals and ethics.
Of course there are arguments to this, but i think it's reasonable.
Parents are held responsible for building that foundation of morals and ethics for their children because God knows, nobody else is going to do that for them.