Topic: Should We Smack Or Kids
repochick's photo
Tue 01/22/08 08:06 AM
Everyone is entitled to their opinions about how to raise their kids and that is fine. Some things work with some kids that dont work with others. I was spanked when I was a child and can say I completely deserved it. No one ever looked at it as abuse. There is a far cry difference between abusing someone and disaplining them. My child is not going to end up dead because I spank him when he needs it. He doesnt now or will ever have bruises because he is not even spanked hard enough to leave them.

TheShadow's photo
Tue 01/22/08 10:42 AM

If they are misbehaving or being rude a good smack on the bum should put their brains back into motion again
I use to think that way but found out that it don't work for every kid. my sister use to live with me and my nephew for 5 years. I know out of the 5 years I only have to spank him one time. I don't beleave in spanking if there is another way to go about it.

Brian65's photo
Tue 01/22/08 10:47 AM
I think so.
Kids need to be taught what can and can't be done.
Talk to em about the minor ones but for the unaccaptable ones they need a whipping to drive the point home the first time.

LAMom's photo
Tue 01/22/08 11:02 AM
I have 4 children all grown up now except for one still at home,,, Believe it or not I never had the need to spank my kids,,, and dont think I could ,,, there are other ways to deal with children,,,, and there sometime off the wall behavor,,,

In my opinion,,,spanking is just wrong,,,

Guidance, love and a whole lotta patience has worked for me flowerforyou :heart:


Dawn7007's photo
Tue 01/22/08 11:05 AM
I grew up where parents did spank their kids and no one batted an eye. I don't have any kids myself but I know people who do. Sometimes a quick smack on the butt will work better than putting them in time out where they seem to plot their next attack. A quick smack is just that, once & it's over. I'm not saying to continually smack the kid, that would be abuse.

Brian65's photo
Tue 01/22/08 11:06 AM

I have 4 children all grown up now except for one still at home,,, Believe it or not I never had the need to spank my kids,,, and dont think I could ,,, there are other ways to deal with children,,,, and there sometime off the wall behavor,,,

In my opinion,,,spanking is just wrong,,,

Guidance, love and a whole lotta patience has worked for me flowerforyou :heart:




What method did the father use?
(It was a joke so don't yell at me flowerforyou )

LAMom's photo
Tue 01/22/08 11:16 AM


I have 4 children all grown up now except for one still at home,,, Believe it or not I never had the need to spank my kids,,, and dont think I could ,,, there are other ways to deal with children,,,, and there sometime off the wall behavor,,,

In my opinion,,,spanking is just wrong,,,

Guidance, love and a whole lotta patience has worked for me flowerforyou :heart:




What method did the father use?
(It was a joke so don't yell at me flowerforyou )



Cute,,,, I am a single parent have been for the past 17 years,,

Patience, lotsa love and a whole lot of praying,,, some hair dye and wrinkle cream,,, Hmmmmmmmmmmmm yep that sums it up for me,,,,

Sheshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh now lets see what my 3 grandchildren can do to me,,, whooooooooooooooooooooooo all the endless possibilities bigsmile

Jim519's photo
Tue 01/22/08 07:41 PM

I have 4 children all grown up now except for one still at home,,, Believe it or not I never had the need to spank my kids,,, and dont think I could ,,, there are other ways to deal with children,,,, and there sometime off the wall behavor,,,

In my opinion,,,spanking is just wrong,,,

Guidance, love and a whole lotta patience has worked for me flowerforyou :heart:




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Winx's photo
Tue 01/22/08 08:45 PM


I have 4 children all grown up now except for one still at home,,, Believe it or not I never had the need to spank my kids,,, and dont think I could ,,, there are other ways to deal with children,,,, and there sometime off the wall behavor,,,

In my opinion,,,spanking is just wrong,,,

Guidance, love and a whole lotta patience has worked for me flowerforyou :heart:




I used guidance, love and patience too. I never used a spanking.

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LAMom's photo
Tue 01/22/08 09:05 PM


I have 4 children all grown up now except for one still at home,,, Believe it or not I never had the need to spank my kids,,, and dont think I could ,,, there are other ways to deal with children,,,, and there sometime off the wall behavor,,,

In my opinion,,,spanking is just wrong,,,

Guidance, love and a whole lotta patience has worked for me flowerforyou :heart:




flowerforyou flowerforyou


Ms... Clarol is my friend I have an endless supply in the bathroom,..,

Kids are the future,, hold them,, cherise them,,

(((( Winx, Jim ))))) flowerforyou

To all the parents ,, yes its hard,, yet with some patience all shall pass,,, watch them grow, learn and laugh,, let them fall,, pick them up brush them off and start all over again


briank66's photo
Tue 01/22/08 09:10 PM
Waaaay back when, spanking your kids was acceptable and we had a much better "breed" of kids in society.

Today, it's not socially acceptable to spank kids...and look at what a bunch of fvkked up, whiny, disrespectful, lazy, never going to amount to anything (unless the 'puter figures it out for them) kids are running around out there.

They all need a good "left hook" to knockem' back into place....smokin explode grumble :angry: mad

LAMom's photo
Tue 01/22/08 09:17 PM

Waaaay back when, spanking your kids was acceptable and we had a much better "breed" of kids in society.

Today, it's not socially acceptable to spank kids...and look at what a bunch of fvkked up, whiny, disrespectful, lazy, never going to amount to anything (unless the 'puter figures it out for them) kids are running around out there.

They all need a good "left hook" to knockem' back into place....smokin explode grumble :angry: mad


Wow,, Look what were teaching our kids,, I Hit you so you can go out and hit someone else,,,,, Sad... very sad

My Kids were not perfect nor was I,,, And through it all,, and yes alot of crap,,, i did not raise my hands to them,,

Again my opinion,,, hit we teach them to hit,, Show love, kindness and understanding,, we teach them respect for themselves as well as for others...

Lazy kids come from lazy parents,, we should get off our butts and spend more time with our children,, grandchildren and change the way society and parents have created image's and life style that our children deem accetable......


briank66's photo
Tue 01/22/08 09:23 PM

Lazy kids come from lazy parents


ROTF... You could not be further from the facts on that. I make my kids "earn" everything that they want/get. The "work" for it.

I'll be "that stranger" telling your kids to sit down, shut up and eat" in the restaurant one day...Yup, that's me. If the parents won't correct their kids...then I will. And if the parents need "correcting"...then I'll do that too. smokin

LAMom's photo
Tue 01/22/08 09:28 PM


Lazy kids come from lazy parents


ROTF... You could not be further from the facts on that. I make my kids "earn" everything that they want/get. The "work" for it.

I'll be "that stranger" telling your kids to sit down, shut up and eat" in the restaurant one day...Yup, that's me. If the parents won't correct their kids...then I will. And if the parents need "correcting"...then I'll do that too. smokin


Earning is one way of teaching them respect,,Kudos to you,,, as mine also worked,,,, Guiding them without raising a hand to them is trust,,, Again I found no need to raise my hand to my kids or anyone else's,,,

My kids are grown and from the time they were little tots ,,, resturants,, grocery store,, mall etc... no acting out,,, teaching them manners at a young age,, helped in this process,,, time and patience paid off for me,,,


AllenAqua's photo
Tue 01/22/08 09:31 PM



Lazy kids come from lazy parents


ROTF... You could not be further from the facts on that. I make my kids "earn" everything that they want/get. The "work" for it.

I'll be "that stranger" telling your kids to sit down, shut up and eat" in the restaurant one day...Yup, that's me. If the parents won't correct their kids...then I will. And if the parents need "correcting"...then I'll do that too. smokin


Earning is one way of teaching them respect,,Kudos to you,,, as mine also worked,,,, Guiding them without raising a hand to them is trust,,, Again I found no need to raise my hand to my kids or anyone else's,,,

My kids are grown and from the time they were little tots ,,, resturants,, grocery store,, mall etc... no acting out,,, teaching them manners at a young age,, helped in this process,,, time and patience paid off for me,,,






I agree 100%, we're the adults... hitting a child only causes more problems than it solves.

briank66's photo
Tue 01/22/08 09:40 PM
I always chuckle when I hear Parents say 'I would never spank my kids".... Yeah...I can tell...that's why they're running around like little animals... Hang on...I'm gonna' go and kick one of 'em right now!!!.... grumble

But honestly, I could not tell you the last time that I had to spank one of mine, and they are 7,12 & 14. The last time that I did have to spank them...it was soooo long ago that I can't remember when it was (years) it made a lasting impression. They just KNOW that if they misbehave (not just 'act like kids') , disrespect an elder etc...etc that that @ss whoopin' is still just around the corner.

Just like a cop carrying a gun...he will probably never user it, but it's always there...just incase smokin

briank66's photo
Tue 01/22/08 09:43 PM
Good post BTW... I just don't think there is a "one size fits all" answer. smokin

LAMom's photo
Tue 01/22/08 09:45 PM

I always chuckle when I hear Parents say 'I would never spank my kids".... Yeah...I can tell...that's why they're running around like little animals... Hang on...I'm gonna' go and kick one of 'em right now!!!.... grumble

But honestly, I could not tell you the last time that I had to spank one of mine, and they are 7,12 & 14. The last time that I did have to spank them...it was soooo long ago that I can't remember when it was (years) it made a lasting impression. They just KNOW that if they misbehave (not just 'act like kids') , disrespect an elder etc...etc that that @ss whoopin' is still just around the corner.

Just like a cop carrying a gun...he will probably never user it, but it's always there...just incase smokin


drinker flowerforyou

Well,, I still stand my ground and bid you a good night,, I believe I shall agree to disagree with you ..

tata for now...

Cheers to our children and thier future,,, drinker

LAMom's photo
Tue 01/22/08 09:45 PM

Good post BTW... I just don't think there is a "one size fits all" answer. smokin


Now we agree flowerforyou drinker

briank66's photo
Tue 01/22/08 09:49 PM

Now we agree flowerforyou drinker


Agreed drinker happy


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