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Originally Posted by Summer  Are you thankful your parents beat you? Do you hit your own children? |
"Have you stopped beating your wife yet?"
I've never had to spank my kids, ever. I wouldn't be adverse to a swat on the bottom when they were young, but I never had to go that far. They responded well to time-outs, denial of priveleges, and other punishments that fit the 'crime'.
I actually think that hitting your kids only teaches them to hit, but I also acknowledge the vast divide between a swat on the rump and physical abuse.
I just don't think some parents understand that difference. i see them in department stores sometimes - yell at the kid, berate them angrily, and when your voice doesn't make them kneel in obedience then smack them upside the head really hard and scream louder.
Yeh, that's effective parenting alright
