Question of the Day: Day 349
To what degree should parents be allowed to legally discipline their children? Should spankings be legal or illegal?
posted by Michelle at 8:40 AM
Friday, December 15, 2006
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5 Comments:
Parents should be allowed to discipline as long as the children are dependent on their parent for food, shelter, and clothing.
Spankings, not beatings, should be legal. I've seen the harmful effect on kids when they're beaten up black and blue by their parents, regardless of the reason.
Based on my own experience with myself and with my kids, a little spanking is ok for a child who's old enough (from 5, 6 yrs?) to understand when explained why he's being disciplined. Spare the rod, spoil the child. The "rod" should mean "light" spanking accompanied by a serious discussion of misbehavior. If at age 9 or 10, the child still needs spanking, it's obvious that something went wrong in disciplining at an earlier age. No amount of spanking would work anymore.
I tend to agree with you, Wings. Talking to kids helps more then people realize. When I was a kid, I got spankings but I never got a verbal conversation with it. When I would ask why, it was something that was considered talking back and that in itself would warent more spankings.
If parents tryied talking with their kids instead of just demanding obeidence, children would grow up with more understanding and common sence. But please remember that no one is perfect. Even if all parents tried talking, all the problems wouldn't be solved but I think it's a great start.
Make it illegal for parents to discipline their children? Absurd! Scary! Talk about the "nanny state" - do you want big brother telling you how to run every aspect of your life? Also consider that parents are legally responsible for the actions of their children - how can you expect this if they have no authority over them?!
Well, my father whooped my butt twice in my life time- I never for one minute though him to be abusive, it didn't scar or kill me. But had I done the the things the "whooping" kept me from doing I very well may have been hurt or dead.
I am opposed to beating a child- when one is out of control angry, leaving welts or bruises- but I think that there are times when a spanking is in order- sometimes to impress upon a child the potential danger of a situation, or as a way to protect them from themselves (having disregard for the mortality of their own lives).
I do not think that physical discipline should be practiced as the routine form of discipline. There are instances when a wrong doing actually opens the lines of conversation between parent & child.
But upon occasion & within limits, I am opposed to a good old fashioned spanking to make the seriousness of the situation be known.
err: THAT SHOULD READ...
I am NOT opposed to a good old fashioned spanking to make the seriousness of the situation be known.
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