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Originally posted by MrIzzz
agreed
theres a time and a place to spank a kid, but not every time the kid does something bad
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This I agree with... I don't believe in corporal punishment for every bad act, but the VERY serious stuff, the life and death stuff, I believe in. We caught our son attempting to put somethign into an electrical socket once, caught him just in time. He recieved a fair swat on the butt to imprint as strongly as possible in his mind why what he did was wrong, and that it was a matter of life and death. We discussed it with him, why he was punished, why he recieved the punishment he did for it. How much we loved him and were worried for his welfare, and reiterated that he was NOT to do that ever again under any circumstances. He wasn't angry or hurt after it all, but he remembers what he learned VERY well.
Kids are SUPER smart.. any and ALL punishment of any form should ALWAYS be followed by a discussion of the hows and whys.. otherwise how can we expect our kids to make the right choices when they are left on their own?