Just read this whole thread...
Somehow this turned into a debate into whether to spank or not.
Most kids don’t need it, others the threat is enough, some kids a little non painful whack on the butt is neccesary. As some have mentioned of their parents here, the fake whippings/threats were just as effective.
What really should have been the topic was this specific case of a 4 year old child and what’s appropriate. 4??? I would say generally a gentle swat to the butt is about as far as one would need to go.
After seeing those pictures how anyone can defend that punishment is beyond my comprehension. That is physical and mental abuse to a 4 year old, that kid will be lucky to not carry any mental scars.
Some of you need to talk to some 4 year olds today and then imagine whipping them hard enough until they bleed and leave scars and welts still visible almost a week later. If you still think that’s OK there’s something very, very, wrong with you.
There is no defending Adrian Petersen in this, he whipped that kid in anger, he has less control than the 4 year old. The only lesson he taught a 4 year old with that level of beating is that the world is a cruel, dangerous place and to fear his part time daddy.
Amen.