How were you disciplined when you were still a kid?

I was disciplined as a child up until my mum and dad split up from their marriage.Then i lived with my mum,who was a bit of a walk over.We used to get a smack and no pocket money as kids if we were naughty.I remember my brother getting my dads belt that broke on his bottom,so that ment i got away with no hit from the belt that time.

I had no problem understanding the limits when I was a kid. The punishment depended on the degree of the crime I had committed. I was either sent to my room to "think about it", spanked and, if I did something REALLY terrible, I was spanked with one of those wooden paddles that originally had a piece of elastic and a ball attached to it. Since then I have raised four children of my own...one son and three girls...who are all now grown. I spanked when it was necessary and talked to them when that was called for. I used time outs and "go to your bedroom to think about what you did" as well. I am *very* close to all of my children because, in addition to spanking them when they needed it, I told them regularly and often that I love them and did not hesitate to let them know that I was proud of them, too. You did know why you were being spanked because you said that your mother told you the reason. You just didn't like it...but you weren't supposed to like it. I don't think spanking should be the only form of discipline but I do believe it has it's place. One example that popped into my mind just now was one day when my son ran from me and ran into the street...something I had told him many times not to do. I spanked him hard for that and he never ran into the street again. I would rather hurt his feelings than risk him being hit by a car.

i was also spanked when i was a kid but it was my dad who did it,never my mom.that made me very afraid of my dad.i think many parents spank their kids because that's the way they were brought up too,and think it's the best way to discipline kids.i don't have kids but if i do i don't think i'll spank them.

I grew up with strict parents as well and me and my brother and sister got spanked a lot. Now that I'm older I don't mind that I got spanked a lot and I'll probably spank my children as well. Excessive could be bad, but I don't see anything wrong with spanking.