Spanking not allowed…

I do not believe in spanking.

Plenty of people out there that agree but there are also many who still believe in “spare the rod…spoil the child”.

There are so many ways to deal with discipline…one of my favorite books is…Dr. Harvey Karp’s The Happiest Toddler on the Block .  It is a easy read and full of information that is extremely helpful.

“Sendek says spanking can lead to physical-abuse cases, when a parent loses control. She points out the ways to win cooperation and solve problems by using consequences with your children, but first warns it’s important for parents to take a time-out when they feel heated.

“Then you can say to your child, ‘You know, I feel bad you don’t have your bike but that’s the consequence; you made the choice for your behavior, and now this is the consequence of it’, and you don’t have to feel guilty about the discipline.”

Sendek adds that studies show spanking can make children aggressive as well as cause low self-esteem, anxiety and depression.

SpankOut Day USA, which falls on April 30, the last day of Child Abuse Prevention Month, was initiated in 1998 to raise awareness about the need to end physical punishment of children and to promote non-violent ways of disciplining. Informational events will be held throughout the state this week, and on April 30, all caregivers are encouraged to refrain from hitting children and look for alternative methods of discipline.

via Public News Service.

3 thoughts on “Spanking not allowed…

  1. To be frank I do not believe in a government right to legally ban spanking like it happened in Sweden.

    I do believe education must be protected for government interferences or familly will be destroyed but I guess this is a part of the socialist agenda.

    • I agree…too much government intervention is not good…but I think that there are so many other alternatives to managing discipline. Children are trying to learn from us and spanking is not teaching them anything but hurtful behavior.
      Thanks for reading and commenting.

      • Of course but a law was almost enforced in France, it was aiming at considering a spanking as a child abuse. So government can give more jobs to social workers and separate parents from their children.
        It’s against such things that i’m fighting in that fucking socialist country (France) because the best place for children is in a loving family and a loving family can tell what’s good or bad for its offspring.
        You can criticize some families but you can’t decide for them.
        Moreover you can’t consider spanking as a child abuse, in fact parents have responsabilities and they are to exercise them by themselves.

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