Will you ever smack your child?
Lets just say there was a valid reason. Can this be considered as abuse if it only happened once?
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beckychandler · F
Absolutely. Smacking (Spanking) has been observed by parents to be an effective parenting tool since forever!
It is only in the most recent times that the novel theories of the permissive parenting ideologues have begun to hold sway. Frankly, I think a lot of younger parents are beginning to think twice about the wisdom of the generations which brought us massive divorce , latchkey children, helicopter parenting, etc.
When I had my first child I went through a period of modern parenting -- but I began to see signs of the unhappy spoiled children I could never stand. I reverted and became my very wise mom (who resisted the zeitgeist of the age to the great benefit of my sister and I) and became my mom --I am strict and I spank!
It is only in the most recent times that the novel theories of the permissive parenting ideologues have begun to hold sway. Frankly, I think a lot of younger parents are beginning to think twice about the wisdom of the generations which brought us massive divorce , latchkey children, helicopter parenting, etc.
When I had my first child I went through a period of modern parenting -- but I began to see signs of the unhappy spoiled children I could never stand. I reverted and became my very wise mom (who resisted the zeitgeist of the age to the great benefit of my sister and I) and became my mom --I am strict and I spank!
Kathryn05 · 41-45, F
@beckychandler I've noticed the same thing Becky. Parents start out swearing they will never spank and will use all that "new" parenting advice then reality sets in and they see their kids turning out to be the brats they hated growing up. That makes them reconsider and perhaps the old ways were the best!