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by steelhamster@aol.com on April 1st, 2007
My boy is constantly distracting his classmates any suggestions on how to get him to behave, without using physical force?
by majon on January 13th, 2012
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What methods of discipline would people born in 1967, 1975, and 1993 have experienced?
by gypsy2008 on February 11th, 2012
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How many minutes of continuous all-out lashing with a belt do you think would be a reasonable punishment for a child who downloaded a game?
by NotSuspiciousAtAll on November 6th, 2011
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Is it true that you cannot spank school kids in the US?
by Secretive Woman on November 14th, 2011
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Authority and obedience are considered "wrong" these days, but are they always wrong?
by anonymous on November 4th, 2011
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Really? I was more afraid of a spanking then a lecture. Less pain, you see. It never taught me that it solved problems, it taught me that I cannot do this because it is bad (parents gave me a lecture beforehand, explaining why I was getting it, making sure that I understood, what to do next time, and that this does not mean that they do not love me, etc.) and that I will be punished if I do it, which is true. In the real world, as an adult, if I did something bad, they law punishes you. And it never crossed the line of abuse, they never came near it. They never used implements, and never bare-bottom. It was probably maximum 10 swats, it put me in my place, but never scarred me physically of mentally. Obviously someone who has been abused, however, would have a much different view on this.
by Jessica on September 6th, 2009
Well the fact that you now advocate smacking surely proves that you believe corporal punishment is the answer to misbehaviour? And this was reinforced by your experience.
by steelhamster@aol.com on October 1st, 2009
No, I don't think it's the answer to everything, but for some types of kids I believe it works better than other things. I was quiet, and although I have been grounded before, I much preferred reading and staying inside to going outside, and it did work sometimes, but it all around didn't bug me that much to be grounded. Just wondering, were you ever smacked as a kid? You can't judge it until it's happened to you. My sister, on the other hand, was an over-active hiper kid, and she spent tons of time outside, and a grounding was like hell for her, although she also got smacked too occasionally. But corporal punishment is used in our world today still. For example, if police officers could not use violence, how would they control criminals? If you use it very spairingly, and in balance with other punishments, not as your main punishment, then it can be very effective.
by Jessica on October 14th, 2009