In your opinion, is spanking your children an OK thing to do? Well in my opinion it's not. Many parents spank their kids to punish them. There are more practical and rational ways for discipline.
Spanking has been a punishment used for discipline in many households. Is it really a discipline, or is it a quick way for parents to punish their kids when they are mad? Spanking can get out of hand and may lead to abuse, and parents may not have any clue to what they are doing. When parents spank their kids they are usually mad and not thinking about what they are doing. It is their first instinct to spank their kids.Instead of flying off the handle, they should calm down, talk the problem out and explain to the kids what action they did that bothered them and tell them why it bothered them. They should have a punishment but not spanking. I think a better punishment might be to make them do extra work around the house, or take away a privilege. I also think that time-outs are a good thing.
Parents may think that spanking may work, but if it does, then why do they have to keep on doing it? Children shouldn't learn by force and be scared of their parents. They might not even know what they did wrong. They might not do the action again because they are afraid of their parents' wrath. Children may be afraid of the spanking and not afraid of doing something wrong. I don't think spanking is very humane or practical.
Mandy Gillings
Highland