I am one of the people who will break the cycle of corporal punishment · 9:28am Feb 22nd, 2020
I've experienced spanking as a child when I made mistakes. When my sister was in high school, she experienced being hit with a telephone by my mom for lying about who she was talking to. She told her she was talking to a female friend when in fact she was talking to her boyfriend.
In this day and age, this is no longer acceptable and we shouldn't encourage this kind of discipline. Hitting someone would not only teach them to commit violence and/or getting physical when things don't go their way, but also causes mental and psychological trauma that will impact them throughout their lives.
When kids make mistakes, don't hit them. Instead, tell them it's part of learning and it helps develop wisdom and good judgment. When they misbehave, an appropriate punishment for them is a time out. There's no need for physical abuse or inflict pain on them.
I have erased the horrible memories I've experienced back then, but I just wanted to write this blog to let you know that I stand against corporal punishment. Thank you for taking your time to read this.
Hear hear!
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My dad told me that when he was a kid, his parents expected that all of his grades should be 100. He received spanks because one or a few of his grades were 99 and below. He rebelled against his parents because he couldn't take it anymore. They eventually sent him to Taiwan to fend for himself. He had a difficult life there, but he didn't give up. Those experiences he endured helped him become a better person today. If that kind of parenting exists today, it would be considered child abuse.
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One of my friends had a similar experience with regards to grades.
He keeps their numbers blocked now.
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Grades don't matter anymore because everyone has different ways of learning. So what if students get B's or C's? They should be rewarded for doing their best effort.
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You can never do better than your best.
I'm in the middle, I know I may get flak for this.
But I do think children should be spanked, but only and ONLY when it's warranted.
Hypothetically speaking: if I had a child and they lied about who they were talking to on the phone, I'd ground them from the phone.
If they made a failing grade I'll just take away distractions until they bring them up and encourage them to do better and might reward them with a little electronic or game time.
But if they disrespect me by cursing at me, I believe that does warrant a spank or two
I think I agree with Applefai. There should be times when a child should be spanked, as sometimes words do not always work. Abuse and hitting them is not the answer in any way shape or form, but physical discipline can be the best course of action. Spare the Rod and spoil the child, I was one heck of a brat I can tell you that, I mean one heck of a brat, I had no respect for anyone. Punishment may have helped but I will never know. Only thing that changed it was dreaming of my father dying (or at least that's how I interpreted it at the time. Looking back as I can still remember the dream, I don't know what the heck to make of it, certainly not death but that was how I saw it and am glad for it; scared me straight.)