[Alabama_Wild_Man]

" Spare the Rod . . ." and live to regret it. . .

I'm not for 'beating' a child - but there are times when the only remedy is warm up the seat of the peoblem...

. . or. . as my Wife would say "The Quickest to The Brain of a Child, is Through Their Backside".

[WVNan]

Amen. Strange this thread showed up this morning. I was talking to a fellow pastor yesterdy during a funeral. She is new in town. She was telling me about her little girl who has "so many problems" and needs so much special help. According to her , the child has something called severe attachment disorder, ADHD, and a host of other behavior problems. Seems the child does things just to get an emotion reaction from mommy. (well, duh?). Seems the child doesn't understand what is dangerous and does things that can get her hurt (well, duh?). Seems mommy can't control the child and punishes her by putting her in a "safe" room until she can control herself. I'm sorry if I appear non-compassinate, but I met said child later in the day, and my long years of experience as a mother, tells me that said child would benefit greatly from a well places switch to her backside. This young mother has boufht all the so-called "expert" diagnosises and is ruining her child in the process. Very very sad.

[mil-vet]

" Spare the Rod . . ." and live to regret it. . .

Roger THAT!!

There's a HUGE difference between a spanking (I never needed more that one swat,across the top of the calf with two fingers when my five kids were very young, and with the flat of my hand across the "glutes" when older) and a "beating"!

Even Dr Spock, whose own son committed suicide after being raised "that way", admitted he was VERY wrong before he died - too late for a whole, ruined generation, though!!

Only politically correct anal openings object to spanking as ONE OF SEVERAL disciplinary tools a GOOD parent should use to help their kids see the light! It should be administered immediately, without hesitation, at the time of the infraction. This includes in public, such as in grocery stores (or anywhere else) when child behavior is not acceptable!!

DUH!

[Windsong]

And of course, a few swear words.