Do you really think that spanking helps to discipline a child?

I agree with you. I don't agree with spanking at all. I don't think it helps at all, and there are many more effective things you can do, such as punishing the child by taking away their favorite toy for a day or two, or not allowing them to do something they were going to do. But spanking is not effective at all, and I must say that I look down on parents who spank their child. It's bad parenting in my opinion.

In my opinion the only thing spanking teaches a child is to hit. If we adults tell our kids not to hit people and we hit them then we look like hipocrites and I think they turn out worse.

Depends on the kid. Spanking worked for me. However, with my own kids it only worked for 2 or the 4.

I agree with you,more spanking now and then spoils the kid and they become in desciplined which is obsevered in now a kids.

No, I think spanking is a terrible way to discipline children. If a parent put in the effort there are a million ways to guide a child without ever spanking them. There is no excuse for it, none. There are hundreds of parents using gentle discipline on their children. Children with every personality type, with mental and emotional problems, and with every other excuse that many give as to why they "have to" spank. There is a great post about spanking here that I think every one should read http://azuroo.blogspot.com/2007/06/my-thoughts-on-discipline.html, and I'll be discussing gentle discipline all week at my parenting site http://www.mommybabble.contentquake.com/ Some great sites to learn more are here http://www.nospank.net/ and here http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/articles/gentle-child-discipline.htm Even Christian parents are raising godly children without blindly following the misinterpritation of "spare the rod". http://www.gentlechristianmothers.com/topics/gentlediscipline.php There are many countries already where spanking is illegal. The children are healthier and happier than the majority of American children. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/130168/proposed_bill_to_ban_spanking_supported.html Parents should read about Dr Sears http://www.askdrsears.com/, Alfie Kohn http://www.alfiekohn.org/, Jean Liedloff http://www.continuum-concept.org/, David Deutsch http://www.takingchildrenseriously.com/node/48, Jon Kabat-Zin http://www.yesmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=856, Jan Hunt http://www.naturalchild.org/, Lawrence Cohen http://www.playfulparenting.com/index.html, and learn more about NonViolent Communication http://nonviolentcommunication.com/

i agree with you. spanking cant help in disciplining your child. it will make the situation worse and will have a psychological effect on the child. there are a lot ways to discipline your child.