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One of my friends messages me on facebook saying her husband hit their kid. I am thinking like punched or slapped in the face. No, she sends a pic of his butt which is red. I was like so and?
Her kid is 2 or 3 years old. Ive been around her and her kid and he seems to lack zero discipline. Doesnt obey, throws temper tantrums, etc.
I tried to explain to her spanking is needed at an early age to instill discipline. Kids learn what is acceptable behavior and consequences for misbehaving.
She replies spanking is unjust. I am sitting their dumbfounded.
Scolding generally does not work, especially with very young kids.
My husband wanted to be one of those that didn't spank, and it didn't last but about 1 1/2 years.
I slap the mouth for saying bad things, spitting, or biting. Basically, anything dealing with the mouth.
I slap the hands for hitting, punching, pulling hair, etc. Basically, anything dealing with the hands.
It's hard to spank a foot, so all other behavior gets the tush for a spanking.
My daughter is now 7 1/2 and she hasn't been spanked in a very long time as she gets sent to her room. My son is 4 1/2 and he's a work in progress...
They will have fully learned by now that hitting people is not only acceptable way to act, its perfectly ok to do it if you can't think of any other way to resolve the situation. You have taught them well by your actions.
Yea, 2 - 6 is crucial for instilling discipline. Generally, you take care of business early you will have much smoother sailing later on.
Can't believe my friend is this naive. Her kid is disrespectful and acts a fool half the time. Smdh
Yes its definitely easiest to scare them when they are small. Especially when you're an effectively omnipotent huge giant to them. Great way to parent. Because good parenting is shown by absolute obedience from the smaller being to the bigger one right?
Whenever I see that I say to myself "there's a parent who sure knows how to hit."
Science has recently shown that spanking as a form of discipline harms the child in the long run.
Lack of discipline also harms the child.
The solution is very very easy. Learn how to effectively discipline your child WITHOUT hitting them. Timeouts, taking away privileges, positive and negative reinforcement, are all very effective discipline tools that don't require hitting.
Parents who ignore science and just hit their kids instead of disciplining them another way are lazy and doing their kids a disservice. But hey, that's okay, because it gives the rest of our kids an advantage. There's no law that says that you have to want the best for your kid. Feel free to screw them up to your heart's desire. I have the law of the survival of the fittest on my side.
My husband wanted to be one of those that didn't spank, and it didn't last but about 1 1/2 years.
I slap the mouth for saying bad things, spitting, or biting. Basically, anything dealing with the mouth.
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Wow wow wow.
I was spanked as a child, but on the butt. I wasn't opposed to it as a parent, but I think I had to swat my kid on the pants, like once or twice. The right tone of voice and look took care of most situations.
Slapping the mouth??? This is ... WAY out of line.
Ah yes one of those "Only spanked kids are disciplined properly" parents.
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I can't believe she TOOK a photo of his butt.
This is ... WAY out of line.