I Am A Strict Mom Recently there has been a tsunami of reports in the media that the science...

AwakenEdge · 51-55, F

I have thought this for years but it seems the deterioration in our society has been lack of discipline, some of our people were never taught there is a consequence to your actions and I know that consequences can take different punishments. I was spanked as a child, my parents were spanked, their parents were spanked.... spanking was part of growing up and knowing if I misbehave I could get a spanking and I would think twice on misbehaving.... now, since we are an imperfect society, there are those who take it to far when it turns into child abuse....that is not ok....I was was spanked when I needed it... but I was always talked to afterwards and there was always statements of love..... I had my own children and after realizing you cannot reason and explain to a 2 year old.... but let me be clear, there was nothing satisfying for me in spanking my children, my only thought was teaching them discipline, consequences to their actions and to help them distinguish the difference between right and wrong.

sunrisehawk · 61-69, M

Thoughtful and well written. Discipline, structure, and rules are good for children. You sound like a very loving mother.

Subsumedpat · 36-40, M

I noticed it is one of those subjects which is hard to get good research, reminds me of gun control, when you go read up on it regardless of what side the discussion takes it is obvious that the researchers had their minds made up as to what they wanted to show before compiling what ever data they gathered up.

softspokenman · M

We (humans) learn form pain, so do other species. We can tell a child, a hundred times, not to touch the "hot stove" but it only takes one time to learn the lesson when they do. At what age do we stop spanking and allow them to "touch the hot stove" and learn from the pain of life by doing ? And how much pain is appropriate by "spanking" ?

SummerDream · 31-35, F

only the parents really know what their child needs to learn to behave properly, in some cases thats gentle words.. and in other cases its the belt

joanne · 41-45, F

it often seems the right thing to do

beckychandler · F

Any of you on Facebook check out a post from yesterday (Wednesday) @ “Yes I'm Right” on an article how Trump said some kids need a spanking. I don't really care what Trump said or his opinion on the subject, but over 50,000 people “liked” it and there are well over a thousand comments from people proclaiming the need for more spanking!!!! This is phenomenal considering the headwinds --- the time, energy and money which the liberal elites have put into this over the past three decades or so. It is quite encouraging – permissive parenting may be in trouble -- this may be the last Unspanked Generation -- brats may be an endangered species!!!!

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margret1980 · 41-45, F

It's the same in Germany. Lawmakers have prohibited in the year 2000 ALL kind of spanking, no matter of abusive or not. Every kind of physical discipline is considered to be "violence" now. Actually, abusive spankings have been illegal even in the 50's, so there was no need to change the law. But it's all about ideology. The "positive parenting doctrine" has made structure, rules and discipline to be seen as negative in general. I am convinced that children need all of it. For their own good.

xSharp · 31-35, M

there needs to be a happy medium, other wise we have single moms running around with baby checks for having 10 kids they dont even care for, yelling and slapping their sons in public turning them into beta males while there are no fathers in sight to come and set things right. you should be able to raise your children the way you were raised just without the superstition, mental abuse and misandry.

Pop0159 · 61-69, M

Finally what I have said all along from a few studies I have taken time to review .. .. ..

The sicence is so flawed that any conclusion either way is invalid .. .. ..

I wondered if spanking was so bad and harmful how so many that I knew that were spanked turned out so well .. ..

Thanks for your post .. ..

Strictgram · 70-79, C

Liberals do the same with climate change.

ArtieKat · M

Interesting research, Becky.

curiosi · 61-69, F

Getting your frustrations out by hitting your child is so much easier then reasoning with them. You get to feel god like by putting fear into them. The misguided feel fear is the best way and never stop to think that fear is the opposite of love. But hey it's all about them and making them feel good and to hell with the children.