Spank your child for punishment?

[atlantabiolab]

Most of the responses I've read say that the dysfunction in kids you speak of were from kids who were spanked. That seems to be the norm for correction. Maybe the people you speak of are lazy parents.

Then how do we explain the lack of correlation in millions of people who were corrected with corporal punishment and turned out perfectly fine?

 

[gonelifting]

I really should have read all the replies. I don`t spank my kid. 2 years old only daughter (so far) I just started giving "time out" Not much, just hold her in front of me and tell her what she did wrong. Is that going to change at some point? I`m being realistic I have no idea what to expect.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Then how do we explain the lack of correlation in millions of people who were corrected with corporal punishment and turned out perfectly fine?

I don't try to. I just don't think it is necesary. Some of the responses I get when I pose this question are scary. Some people actually think they have to spank. Not so. Many types of correction get the same result. I'm not saying that spankind for sure causes the psychological problems I listed. But if say one of those issues happens to my kid. Why wouldn't I want to be safe if its not needed. It's like smoking and being prego. I may cause birth defects. But we don't know. Why take the chance.

Now if your saying you have to spank your kids or they will be a misbehaved child. I disagree. I just think spanking is taking a shortcut to parenting. And if you are forced to spank, you've not done your job correctly at some point before you reach that time.

 

[atlantabiolab]

I don't try to. I just don't think it is necesary. Some of the responses I get when I pose this question are scary. Some people actually think they have to spank. Not so. Many types of correction get the same result. I'm not saying that spankind for sure causes the psychological problems I listed. But if say one of those issues happens to my kid. Why wouldn't I want to be safe if its not needed. It's like smoking and being prego. I may cause birth defects. But we don't know. Why take the chance.

Now if your saying you have to spank your kids or they will be a misbehaved child. I disagree. I just think spanking is taking a shortcut to parenting. And if you are forced to spank, you've not done your job correctly at some point before you reach that time.

Do not misconstrue my point, which is simply that the cause/effect theory postulated by anti-corporal punishment advocates has more holes than swiss cheese.