| SaviorX said: Often times people do not find a balance. The line between is discipline is very thin; it is not uncommon for parents to blow one minor thing a child does out of proportion, just so they can find an excuse to beat the hell out of them. Some smacks on the hand or the old rump should be all that occur; smacking a kid in the face is unreal. I have no idea how you could look into the eyes of your own child and literally smack their self-image. I find that explanation FIRST and then spanking later is a better option. When the child is putting themselves in danger then yea, spank em. You have a hard day at work and beat your kids when they sneeze wrong? Shame on you. |
Eh, my parents smacked me on my face, but I know it was not out of hate but as a last resort to make me understand something. My parents used to smack me occassionally when I was a child, but they stopped when I was around 8 because they knew that I was capable of differentiating between right and wrong, so a simple scold here and there was enough. And now I've grown into an adult who deeply respects his parents and never talks back to them. The problem with most parents these days is that they're too "easy" on their kids, and a simple time-out or scold sometimes is not enough to discipline the child. If a parent is smacking his child occasionally with the intention of teaching, rather than hurting, then the parent is doing his job correctly.
