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Is Spanking an Acceptable Form of Discipline?

You have probably heard the expression, "Spare the rod, spoil the child." Do you agree with it? Perhaps you were spanked as a kid. Was it appropriate? Some people see spanking as an outdated method of punishment or even child abuse, while others view a swat on the bottom as a parent's prerogative. Where do we draw the line when it comes to disciplining our children?

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Yeah, It "Works."

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Thank you for teaching those parenting classes

Other than one quite traumatic experience as a child, I was spared from spanking, and am very grateful that there are groups that oppose this sort of abuse.

- hibernate August 26, 2008 8:47AM

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When spanking is defensive not offensive

I agree. If you show a child that the only way you can "control" them is by spanking then you've lost...however, if you have two children and one is clearly being aggressive physically with them or you, in my experience it's not "talking time". I have twins, one was pushing the other towrd the staris, I physically intervened.

If a child will not go to their room and continues to grab at you to get what they want, what is an alternative to pushing them away or toward their room? If your other child is in danger, then what?

- Don September 9, 2008 10:57AM

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If the parents said “I was spanked and I have never recovered," then why are they in a parenting class. If they never "recovered" then shouldn't they know how to discipline their children effectively and how not to, instead of going to a class to learn how to parent a child?

- Edgin7 February 12, 2009 2:48PM

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