School wants to beat your kid.

[FranklinMichaelV.3]

Hitting children is utterly wrong at all times. I'm amazed that anyone still thinks it's OK. We don't slap the adults in our lives when they misbehave - charges could be pressed. But at least adults could defend themselves. Beating helpless children is a thousand times more brutish, idiotic and wrong. It is also positively correlated with psychological problems like depression, anxiety, a lack of healthy physical boundaries and anti-social behavior over the long term.

I've been a teacher and a nanny for years and never once felt the desire to hit a child. People who want to beat children are a completely alien species to me.

It's weird for me because I know any whippings I got as a child it was usually after I had done something wrong after being explicitly told not to do it. It was always with a belt, and never an open hand or fist.

 

[DallasApple]

Hitting children is utterly wrong at all times. I'm amazed that anyone still thinks it's OK. We don't slap the adults in our lives when they misbehave - charges could be pressed. But at least adults could defend themselves. Beating helpless children is a thousand times more brutish, idiotic and wrong. It is also positively correlated with psychological problems like depression, anxiety, a lack of healthy physical boundaries and anti-social behavior over the long term.

I've been a teacher and a nanny for years and never once felt the desire to hit a child. People who want to beat children are a completely alien species to me.

Also children who are spanked are more likely to figure out ways to get away with bad behavior in the future.IOW how to not get caught.

It amazes me too...that people who see a child in public acting like a brat throwing a tantrum they ASSUME that child doesn't get spanked.

Give me a break..my son and DIL started spanking my grandson when he probably around a year old.Slapping his hand spanking his but..by 2 ? He was hitting them ..hitting me...hitting the animals...having complete meltdowns..litterally throwing himself on the ground kicking and screaming making scenes in the stores..etc.....the classic "brat"..wonder why? They spanked him all the time ??Shouldn't he behave perfectly?

I on the other hand who NEVER laid a hand on him and I kept him regularly for them to work...was able to get him under control..I convinced them to STOP spanking him by 3...and told them other ways to handle it...Including things like walking away if he decided to throw a tantrum ignoring him simply stating throw a tantrum when you are done come see me. ..those stopped..TALKING to him..DUH...in a way he can understand...animals have feelings..that hurts him do want to make him sad...hes your friend do you want him to not like you anymore???Time outs..positive reinforcement....

I had the 'upper hand" in fact because one of my tools was 'have i ever hit you"?????Uh NO Nana ...you have not..He could trust me.

Hes 5 1/2 now..and he is a sweet well behaved little boy.I'm convinced much of his behavior issues were DUE TO being spanked all the time and we had to UNDO it...

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

No child in the EU can be spanked or caned. Those that introduced the rule first have the least discipline problems. Those like the UK who were slow to follow, still have problems.
I suspect it is more than about changing laws, it is about national attitudes to child upbringing in general.

It could be that the US acceptance of and attitude to violence generally, makes the task more difficult

 

[Father Heathen]

Hitting children is utterly wrong at all times. I'm amazed that anyone still thinks it's OK. We don't slap the adults in our lives when they misbehave - charges could be pressed. But at least adults could defend themselves. Beating helpless children is a thousand times more brutish, idiotic and wrong. It is also positively correlated with psychological problems like depression, anxiety, a lack of healthy physical boundaries and anti-social behavior over the long term.

I've been a teacher and a nanny for years and never once felt the desire to hit a child. People who want to beat children are a completely alien species to me.

Again with the ridiculous exaggerations and melodrama?

 

[Bishnu Aryal]

I would oppose any legislation that allowed for Corporeal Punishment and I think that teachers, schools and parents can find a better way. However, I think as long as it does not cross the defined lines of abuse then I do not have a right to interfere with how another parent wants to raise their child, in accordance with such beliefs I think that any form of consent ought to only allow for Opt in consent.