Parents, do you feel this is wrong? (punishment, teenagers, boys)
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Please help me settle this debate. Would you say that it's wrong to come into the house and give your kid a spanking for absolutely no reason whatsoever and rationalize that it was for something that they may or may not do in the future?
Please help me settle this debate. Would you say that it's wrong to come into the house and give your kid a spanking for absolutely no reason whatsoever and rationalize that it was for something that they may or may not do in the future?
Who are you debating this with? And since you have no kids, why are you asking this question?
NO kid should be hit anytime. How about the policeman hit you when you're stopped for speeding? Or your boss slap you when s/she finds you surfing the internet? Would that help you?
Some will say a swat on the butt is okay. But why even do that? Gets their attention they say. But so does a look of disapproval if you ONLY use that for when they have done wrong. A loving parent/ caregiver does not have to resort to violence of any kind.
Punishing a child for something they have not done yet sends them a message that you do not think they are capable of NOT doing the bad thing.
A parent needs to teach a child that they believe the child is good, and they believe the child can be good.
If you teach them that they can't avoid doing bad things, it's the same as teaching them to be bad.
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