Spanking in Extreme Circumstances...is it really that Bad?

Hello Jshean, I am not a believer in spanking but I do agree that in extreme circumstances it is acceptable. I grew up with my parents spanking us if we were bad and I believe because of that we did not get into trouble. I tell my children that I will spank them if they do something that can hurt or endanger someone or themselves. You are also right that if you do hit a child that child services can be called on you.

i'm actually surprised to hear this from a 27 yr old cause i thought even during your time it was thought of as "child abuse". it is that way now though cause of the way some people have went overboard with it, you can blame the ones who have actually abused their kids and not just used a small swat. otherwise it would still be acceptable. i for one would choose some other means of discipline anyways. i don't like hitting a child or anyone for that matter, it shows that it is OK to be violent in some kind of way or another. so now if anyone touches their kid lightly they can claim it as something like abuse, even if it is not.

Honestly I don't believe in physical punishment unless it is the only thing that seems to work for your child. Some children will not improve behavior without it. But I wouldn't use it for everything. Try other punishments and if they don't correct the behavior then maybe move to physical punishment. But if spanking doesn't seem to really be helping, there is no point in continuing it.