: So the generation of parents who spanked their kids created a generation of kids who were anti-spanking/ anti-harsh punishment but somewhat successful...
The anti-spanking/anti-harsh punishment (time outs
) generation created a group of kids who are self-centered, unstable, arrogant, and selfish. These kids have high suicide rates, lower achievements, and low self-esteem.
According to the CDC... suicide was the third leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24. (the children of the anti-spanking generation)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ViolencePrevention/pdf/Suicide-DataSheet-a.pdf
However, studies by anti-spanking group says spanking causes low self-esteem and mental illness. The spike in suicides doesn't add up.
Also, there was a report done awhile back about children killing their parents (one particular because they took away their game console as a punishment) and it was found that those children were not spanked etc. (I will post the link once I find it).
I believe these special interest anti-spanking group studies are rigged.. but that's my opinion.
When I was growing up I was taught two things by my mom:
"If you're bold enough to hit, you're bold enough to get hit." :Now I see kids hitting their parents in the store while the parents are begging them to stop. Just as bad, schools and parents are teaching their children that when a bully hit you run and tell the teacher. These kids do so and continues to get knocked up side the head. They learn to depend on others and cannot defend themselves, and people wonder why they shoot up the whole school.
"I brought you in to this world I'll take you out of it." Okay I know that one is drastic... but we knew never to cross my mother not just because we loved her and respected her, but because we have a healthy fear of her. A lot of people think it's wrong for your children to fear you. The same folk happens to believe in Christ and one of the staples of the bible is fear.. if you don't obey him you will be cast into a fiery pit and burn forever.. but remember, he loves you.
I want to add that I too was once anti-spanking. I believed in time outs until one day my daughter latched on to me with her teeth and completely broke my skin leaving a patch. My cousin who has older children (13-14-15) was anti-spanking and she cried on the phone telling me it was one of her worst mistakes. The kids do not respect her or other adults and do not listen at all. We all turned out to be successful, respectful adults.
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