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Is Spanking Children immoral to you?
- Thread starter The Sum of Awe
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I Agree. I am against it by principle. Unless we're talking about deadly dangers. But even then if you can somehow avoid it. Try to avoid it.
I Agree. But they do it in good faith. After all most pastors advocate it. When I hear them, I want to throw up. On the other hand. We have matters of life and death. In this case, it should be acceptable. Not encouraged. But acceptable. However, if one can somehow avoid it, even in these cases. It'd be better if they find a way to manage the situation differently.
extreme or not. If the one you smack, feels abused, and sues you. You're not staying out.
I Was affected to a big degree by it. Long story and I don't have enough time right now. However, I don't assume it will affect every kid negatively. It definitely CAN. But it doesn't mean it will.
But why do people who were not affected by it, assume, no kid will be affected by it?
Sha'irullah
رسول الآلهة
Well to add to this old discussion I will say that my step-mother dealt with many kids because of foster parenting and she is an old southern lady so old southern parenting comes in.
Corporal punishment is effective and not damaging like claimed to be because the statistics given a throwing in child abuse and not corporal punishment.
Some kids have mental issues where this becomes ineffective and some kids are easy to intimidate to the point just yelling at them results in immediate attention. Some kids on the other hand just require a tree limb and a swift arm.
I would not say corporal discipline is something desired but usually this is only effective on males. Something about female children makes them easy to parent. Never understood it but I have babysat and had to deal with 2 foot tall hungry buggers all of my life.
I know many of you will give idiotic statistics but I have dealt with or been around well over 30 kids and my own mother more then 90-110 so that speaks volumes.
Unless a child is not an F-rate (mental or health) issues corporal punishment is highly effective if it is not done out of anger obviously. It must be implement like any other rule or law, break it and prepare to loose the privilege to sit for a few hours. Children are not stupid like modern parents want them to be
Corporal punishment is effective and not damaging like claimed to be because the statistics given a throwing in child abuse and not corporal punishment.
Some kids have mental issues where this becomes ineffective and some kids are easy to intimidate to the point just yelling at them results in immediate attention. Some kids on the other hand just require a tree limb and a swift arm.
I would not say corporal discipline is something desired but usually this is only effective on males. Something about female children makes them easy to parent. Never understood it but I have babysat and had to deal with 2 foot tall hungry buggers all of my life.
I know many of you will give idiotic statistics but I have dealt with or been around well over 30 kids and my own mother more then 90-110 so that speaks volumes.
Unless a child is not an F-rate (mental or health) issues corporal punishment is highly effective if it is not done out of anger obviously. It must be implement like any other rule or law, break it and prepare to loose the privilege to sit for a few hours. Children are not stupid like modern parents want them to be
Sha'irullah
رسول الآلهة
But they are not adults and adults should know better then to act like fools so we give them a new corporal punishment........ numerous years in prison
Prison is primarily to protect the rest of society, not punitive. How does hitting a kid protect society? Here's a nice map... http://srsg.violenceagainstchildren.org/page/children_world_map
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Sha'irullah
رسول الآلهة
The issue is that corporal punishment is not abuse. Any statistic you give me is going to include 70% of reported child abuse at a minimum.
Also prison in the US is created for the purpose of "rehabilitating" criminals. If a guy smokes marijuana please tell me who the government is protecting us from.
I think the marijuana laws are ridiculous too. I'm saying the intent of prisons should be rehab, and society protection, not a punitive place.
Corporal punishment is abuse in many countries of the world, and that list is growing. But it's difficult. The method of training horses is changing too. We just have to learn new strategies. There are lots of books on Positive Parenting. One good author is Dr. Jane Nelson. http://www.amazon.ca/Positive-Discipline-Jane-Nelsen-Ed-D/dp/0345487672
sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
Spank? Yes.If a kid misbehaves do you believe it's okay to spank them?
Reminisce I say spank not shootSeems like quite a few got that confused when I asked that on yahoo answers.
Beat? No.
Pagan_Patriot
Active Member
I don't think it's immoral. I just see it as a gateway thing for them to be abusive when they're older. I could be wrong. I was never spanked lol.
I was spanked, and I am not violent. There are many issues a spanked person can suffer from. Not just violence.
I am glad you weren't spanked though.