Spanking Kids

[ness]

I got spanked, and grew up just fine, my boys got spanked and grew up fine. But the best spanking story of all was when i was probably 5 or 6.

My Uncle a US Army Srgt Major just home from Viet Nam was back his first night all the family and friends were at Gramas house and he was out back, just off the kitchen and let loose with a GD! Grama came flying out the door grabbed him by the ear pulled him down and spanked his butt in front of all his friends and family. She said " You will not take the name of the lord or swear at my house have you lost your manors?" He and his friends appologised to her and not another word was ever spoke of it.

Respect was very big in our family for elders and God and where im sure now most would have laughed at it, that would have been disrespectful and not tolerated. I never heard him GD again. You could see the shame on his face and friends for it.

I like your grandma's style!

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

I was diciplined via spanking, slapping in the mouth, etc. I can tell you that I was diciplined to show respect, and to feel shamed if I recieved the punishment. I am now in my 30's and I will break down and cry like a baby if my mom was to spank me today. Not becuase of the pain recieved by me, but because of the disrespect I must have shown for my mom to feel that she needs to punish me. I am a firm believer in diciplining your child at the time of the offense, make the punishment fit the offense. The whole " Wait until we get home.." " I'm gonna tell your father, and he's gonna...." in order to threaten children, in my opinion, is a waste of time.

Just my two cents. Raise your children with respect, and demand respect just the same.

[mhall02]

Too often the kids are disciplined out of anger, parents let things go to far and lose their cool and snap. We try to nip it in the bud with our kiddos and it works well for both parties. Jails are filled with people who were not correctly disciplined as a child and taught to control themselves in the areas of anger, sex, money, and then some. Without boundaries being established as a child, you create an adult who is setup for disaster.