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Originally Posted by Roxanne Blue  I just think that hitting children in any way simply teaches them that hitting is acceptable... that bigger people can hit smaller ones... that the grown ups have forgotten who is supposed to be mature here.... |
I see this sentiment a lot, and I have to respectfully disagree that this is always the case.
Growing up, I knew that if I crossed the line I would get spanked. 99% of the time I didn't do anything worthy of a spanking. The few times I did get spanked as a child it was well deserved. Did it teach me that hitting is ok? No, quite the opposite. It taught me that there are things that are really bad for a kid to do and there's a consequence if I choose to do them anyway.
IMHO that's the whole point of discipline, to reward good behavior and provide consequences** for unwanted behavior.
**The consequences need to fit the infraction.