Moms and Dads- Do you spank/ hit kids to punish them?

I don't think it's okay to hit a kid under any circumstances whatsoever.

May I ask how old you are?

I think shaking a kid is bad as well.

btw, parents don't have to be fair, get over it.

I'm 13. I just turned 13 last May

Personally, I don't believe in physical discipline, as a rule.
I think it's a cop out.

To be fair, though, not all kids are as intellectually capable as you are.
Better the rod than spoil the child.

As I see the case of your friend, some parents seem to take minor challenges to their authority far to seriously.

I'm over it.

Thanks!

And, I totally agree!

You are A- okay in my book kid

HaHa!

No, we didn't/don't spank or hit our kids. I got a call last winter from my younger daughter telling me that a bunch of her floor mates at college were discussing their upbringing and she was shocked at how many of the kids said their parents spanked/hit/beat them. She also said that she couldn't fathom how horrible it must be to have to worry about being hit by your parents when they're the ones who are supposed to keep you safe.

She was so shaken by their statements that she left the room in the middle of the conversation to call us.

When I grew up, spanking was accepted practice in our household.
However, the difference between my Father and my Mother was like night and day.
Absence of Malice makes all the difference.
My Father never raised his hand in anger.

I spank my kids for their wrong doings. I continued and spanked them as teenagers. They all knew that if I deem it necessary they should be spanked, I never hesitated to paddle their bottom no matter the age.

Did any get up the nerve to smack your jaw yet?

I suspect this will happen soon. Then to me this is just self defense.

My teens are bigger than me - I wouldn't hit them - but then again I also have a certain level of respect for them so I wouldn't do something that is humiliating...except maybe dance and sing while their friends are over.

So our Gracie is 21 now. Wow.

I do not encourage spanking, even though it becomes difficult to controls these kids at times

I think it is not ok to spank kids unless they did something really bad.

Although this is an old thread, it is as relevant today as it was then.

If I strike an adult then that is assault in some form and certainly arrestable. Yet if I strike a child in some countries and according to some people, this is seen as acceptable. That is beyond bizarre.

If one looks at the internet social forum/social media it becomes instantly apparent just how many messed up people there are. Not super messed up, but emotionally stilted and really unable to cope with life.

That is a result of their parents emotional blackmail and inconsistent parenting. Striking children is poor parenting personified.

My wife and I have two children, our son was definitely a challenging child but we never needed to attack him physically or verbally.

Now people will say that there is nothing wrong with beating children .... Both our now adult children are PhD's ..... Our daughter a Dr of Sociology and our son a Dr of Mathematical Physics.

So child beaters, what is it your children do now they are adults? Much the same as yourself I'd surmise; not much of any value.