do you spank your kids as a punishment?

I try not to spank my children but sometimes i feel it has to be done, after telling them 1-3 times and they do not listen i feel a simple swat is in order.

I believe hitting teaches hitting. There are so many other ways to teach our children to behave so no i do not hit my children, nor do i spank them.

I did not spank my children when they were young. They were not so naughty anyway so I needed not to punish them. They now have their own families. I do not agree that spanking should be done to discipline children.

I agree with MrsBrian, we don't spank in this house. We use gentle discipline. My mother never spanked me either and I am thankful for that.

I do not spank my daughter for misbehaving, but, when my wife gets unruly she gos over my knee to be put back into her place.

I won't lie we have spanked our children. Usually they get a time out or favorite toys taken away. If the kids do something like play with fire [ and does a couple of times] we will spank. When we spank we tell them why we have chosen the punishment.

nope, i dont know but i myself also do not believe in spanking. i just tell them that its not correct. but sometimes kids do not listen so i scream, if it still doesnt work, i scream at the top of my lungs. it works!!

Very rarely, only in situations where disobedience is a major safety issue for the child. Normally, we use time-outs and restrict privileges as punishments. We also try to use mostly positive reinforcement, showing them what TO do instead of just punishing them for doing the wrong things. Draven the Respectful Atheist http://dravenwriter.blogspot.com

No, we will not spank. I just feel like there are more effective and less violent ways to discipline a child. Like someone else said, positive reinforcement. But I dont think spanking and beating can be compared. When done correctly, spanking should be no where near the same level of beating.