Corporal Punishment for Minors

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Do you agree or disagree? Anyhow, there is a fine line between abuse and a whipping. Also, some kids are just massive brats and others are gradually becoming that way unless something drastic is done. Well, it is true, though, that a good environment needs to be in place and that would might reduce the need for corporal punishment.

Other thoughts? A lot of criminals were physically abused by parents as children and looking at a lot of parents today, they shouldn't be parents.
 
I don't believe in it. Many studies have shown that physical punishment — including spanking, hitting and other means of causing pain — can lead to increased aggression, antisocial behavior, physical injury and mental health problems for children. Americans’ acceptance of physical punishment has declined since the 1960s, yet surveys show that two-thirds of Americans still approve of parents spanking their kids.
 
Whoever considers violence against children as a good tool for raising children have seriously misunderstood how human beings function and what actually motivates good behavior.
 
I believe in consequences for actions that are fitting in relation to the crime committed. In other words, a spanking doesn't exactly teach consequences except for fearing the spanking, not what he/she did wrong. If a child doesn't clean his room, then remove some of the toys that are still left on the floor and possibly donate them. That hurts the child a lot more than spankings and next time he/she will clean that room!
 
Lämmchen said:
I believe in consequences for actions that are fitting in relation to the crime committed. In other words, a spanking doesn't exactly teach consequences except for fearing the spanking, not what he/she did wrong. If a child doesn't clean his room, then remove some of the toys that are still left on the floor and possibly donate them. That hurts the child a lot more than spankings and next time he/she will clean that room!
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My dad did this with my toys. I had to "earn them back" but doing various chores around the house. Believe me, I learned very quickly to keep my room neat and clean.
 
I don't think it should be used these days, The youth of today is a lot more sensitive than they were when this was a norm. This happened to me when I was a kid by my folks as well as the school. It did not impact my life. But kid nowadays get sensitive over very small things and I just think it would be too extreme for them to handle. Psychologically, I don't think they could handle it. And that isn't always a bad thing, humans are just evolving.

I mean my great great grandparents lived on their own at 18 and worked hard for very little. The children of parents as old as late 20s are still living at home. It is a different world, a different society.

If I had a child, I'd buy them a smart phone and let them enjoy its features. Once they became troubled, I'd ground them to their room and temporarily disable the smartphone. I have a feeling that would be enough.

I do think not punishing at all is a mistake. But do you need to use physical pain infliction? Nope, I think that is pretty much done and over with.
 
Rewards and punishment work just like @HikerShawn has said. You can reward the kids for their good deeds or good performance and punish them for bad behavior or performance. However, the punishment should never be physical or even psychological. It should be something like restricting them the privilege or limiting them from doing what they like doing.
 
Nomad said:
Rewards and punishment work just like @HikerShawn has said. You can reward the kids for their good deeds or good performance and punish them for bad behavior or performance. However, the punishment should never be physical or even psychological. It should be something like restricting them the privilege or limiting them from doing what they like doing.
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Agreed. I don't think I could hit. I could definitely restrain if the child was becoming abusive or combative. You'd need to stop that right away and stopping their ability to move would cease that.

My girlfriend has a 16 year old daughter. She isn't my kid but I treat her like she is mine. I could never hit her and if someone else did, well I would probably hit them... but I can sure scold her when she needs it.

Teenage girls.... the drama is beyond anything I've ever seen LOL
 
I think you can be tough without the need to actually hit children. I just don't see how you can fix the behaviour of children by physically hitting them. The only thing it's going to lead to is them being scared of you and hiding certain things or hating you.
 
Lämmchen said:
I believe in consequences for actions that are fitting in relation to the crime committed. In other words, a spanking doesn't exactly teach consequences except for fearing the spanking, not what he/she did wrong. If a child doesn't clean his room, then remove some of the toys that are still left on the floor and possibly donate them. That hurts the child a lot more than spankings and next time he/she will clean that room!
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My dad would just throw shit laying around away haha. Good times.
 
If parents are psychologically normal, then I see no problem. However, wife beaters would love this stuff, of course, so why do we want to encourage this without giving warnings about those who aren't fit for it?
 
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