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Thoran · 10-09-2003, 07:46 PM

yep... and there are some out there who think that the above saying means "don't use corporal punishment".

IMO - spanking can and should be used when deemed necessary by competent parents... in fact I would submit that current non-discuplinary (sp?) fashion in child rearing has caused a LOT more problems than it's cured. When a child KNOWS what he/she is supposed to be doing and chooses not to do it, negative reinforcement is called for, and the last thing parents need are liberal busybodies jamming thier twisted parenting opinions down our throats.

For my wife and I, spanking is reserved for activity that is dangerous... but when it's happened it wasn't a "pat on the behind", it was a "pat" that was firm enough to get their undivided attention.

[ 10-09-2003, 07:59 PM: Message edited by: Thoran ]

10-09-2003, 07:46 PM	#4
Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 57 Posts: 2,109	yep... and there are some out there who think that the above saying means "don't use corporal punishment". IMO - spanking can and should be used when deemed necessary by competent parents... in fact I would submit that current non-discuplinary (sp?) fashion in child rearing has caused a LOT more problems than it's cured. When a child KNOWS what he/she is supposed to be doing and chooses not to do it, negative reinforcement is called for, and the last thing parents need are liberal busybodies jamming thier twisted parenting opinions down our throats. For my wife and I, spanking is reserved for activity that is dangerous... but when it's happened it wasn't a "pat on the behind", it was a "pat" that was firm enough to get their undivided attention. [ 10-09-2003, 07:59 PM: Message edited by: Thoran ]