“spanking inhibits the learning process . . . It leads to anger, depression, violence and alcohol and drug abuse. It breeds hostility toward authority . . . and spawns other antisocial behaviors.” Physical punishment, he continues “is associated with legions of sullen, angry, violence-prone boys . . . ” “
Evidence, please. (not poster, the person quoted).
I was spanked rarely and rarely spanked, but when I was or did, it was because other methods failed to work or the bad behavior was such that it could get someone killed (or worse).
Last resort, never in anger, rare, but sometimes necessary.
We live in an era in which critical masses of parents do “time outs” rather than spanking.
I think we would all agree that beating children, physical assault, is not what we want to see happen. We want to see appropriate discipline, sometimes physical if needed.
Years ago, parents were free to spank their children. Now they aren’t.
Years ago, schools were allowed to administer corporal punishment. Now they aren’t. Nowadays, it’s against the law for authorities in schools to physically touch a child, otherwise be charged with assault.
Anecdotal evidence is that there are many ill mannered misbehaving children and teens when you go out in public. I think part of that is that parents today are not allowed to discipline children in the same manner as past generations could do.
Great post, Jewbacca.
I think the increasing problem with “spanking” these days is that some of the ‘parents’ doing the spanking are NOT mature enough to be CORRECTING their kids - rather, they’re smacking the kids out of their own displeasure and frustration.
I STILL believe the Bible is right: “Spare the rod and spoil the child.”
But you said it well - last resort and never in anger. Make the POINT to the child.