Corporal Punishment

A couple of the guys today at the fire hall got into the discussion of corporal punishment; (IE being spanked/physically punished).

Were you as a child spanked/physically punished, do you think parents should be capable of giving corporal punishment?

Being spanked gave me an idea of what was right and wrong as a child. There's a line between corporal punishment and "beating" a child. As a kid I didn't always know the difference between what was right and wrong, and by having that fear of being punished I respected my elders and followed their rules.

Children now are rebellious beyond belief and have little to no respect for adults and/or what they do.

Thoughts?

 

[l0llyp0pst3r]

Well I think it's where to draw the line. Of course abuse is wrong and should never be done to your children but a slap on the face for doing something wrong is acceptable in my opinion.

 

[Laptop65]

Kids need a slap once in a while to make them see straight. I got slapped a lot when I was younger for misbehaving, though never a beating or anything like that.

 

[ughh..]

Yeah parents are much more permissive

I think parents should be able to hit their child. Make sure the child knows why they were hit and they are still loved.

Of course taking it too far would make the kid hold resentment (I sort of do)

 

[Xier0]

Spanking children can lead to a psychological disorder known as "respecting others"

 

I believe you should be able to punish your children in other ways than just grounding them/ sending them to timeout. But you should try those methods out beforehand. You shouldn't be able to beat them senseless, that's what I consider child abuse. I think you should be able to spank/slap a child but that is where I draw the line. If you choose to slap/spank them you gotta make sure they know you still love them and explain to them why they deserved it.

 

[Panda-Splosion]

I don't see what's wrong with it.

Then again, I'm Asian and Asian/Hispanic people sort of think that corporal punishment is the norm. As long as it isn't beating the crap out of the kid, it's not big deal as since that would be considered child abuse.

 

[2003er]

Well, going with the other post, I was spanked and belted as a child up until 8. From then on, it wasn't needed anymore because I didn't get into trouble (except with girls hehe) and respected all adults and authority. As I look back, I am so thankful for my parents helping me out in a way that I would understand. Most parents today resort to yelling throughout their whole life, from child to adult. That does not work and makes the opposite effect, believe me. If you talk to me nicely and in a calm voice I will listen. If you scream or yell at me, I won't take you seriously.

Also in school, the principal was aloud to whack our asses as well with this paddle that hanged on the wall. I am a supporter for corporal punishment that isn't child abuse. Slapping on the face is OK, but a punch/hit to the face is child abuse. A whack with a belt or stick for serious trouble is fine as well. With the paddle though, I'd say that might be too far for today's standards.

 

[n4n0]

There's a huge difference between abusing a child and punishing a child in my eyes. I was spanked growing up, and I agree w/ OP - It taught me to think twice before doing something stupid. I'd hesitate momentarily and ask myself, "Is this something worth getting an ass beating for?" - 9 times out of 10, I told myself no and in the long run saved myself the aforementioned whooping.

Kids these days from what I've seen are given far too much freedom, and in my opinion, many need a good spanking or two to set them straight.

 

[Trin]

Spanking children can lead to a psychological disorder known as "respecting others"

How so? Source please? There are far more findings of "psychological disorders" being diagnosed today than there were when kids were getting spanked by their parents years ago.

Granted physical abuse is bad, but to spank your kid when they did wrong is far better than having to say, "Now look here Timmy, in order for you to pass your classes you have to study so you can avoid bringing in failing grades. Glad we had this talk. Go out & play now." Restrictions like taking their GameBoy away for a week isn't enough. They know they'll only get it back a week from then.

The law/police/government/Department of Child Protective Services have taken authority away from the parents and the power is leaning more for the kids. At any given chance, a child could fall off his bike, get a huge bruise and blame it on the parents.The child will always be right. The parents are guilty until proven innocent and oftentimes, it takes anywhere from 9 months to a year before the parents will ever have custody of their child again because they will pull the child from the home even if the parents are completely innocent.