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Is spanking an acceptable way to discipline kids
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Yes (I was spanked)
Yes (I wasn’t spanked)
No (I was spanked)
No (I wasn’t spanked)
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Anonymous 14h

Didn’t last very long because all it did was make me scream and hit them back

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Anonymous 15h

Asking as someone that did get spanked but on the fence on whether I think it’s acceptable

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Anonymous 15h

I got spanked with belts and canes. Not acceptable. The trauma it causes is long lasting.

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Anonymous 8h

Yeah all research points to it having more long term negative effects than positive. If you think about it- how can you teach your children it’s not acceptable to hit if you hit them? How can you teach them how to properly handle their anger if you demonstrate your anger with violence toward them? How can you teach them to take responsibility for mistakes if you shame them & instill fear in them when they make mistakes?

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Anonymous 15h

I had to kneel down more than getting spanked

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Anonymous 8h

Spanking is abuse and it has been shown to be ineffective anyway

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15h

To be fair I think even if you agree with it there’s still a line where it’s too much. That sounds like it was definitely crossed

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 14h

I was veryy good and a suck up to other adults. but I was also taught that people shouldn’t hurt me so I directly thought that what they were doing was wrong and I’d hit them trying to escape from it

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 14h

If I would’ve tried that I can’t even imagine what I would get

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14h

I definitely got screamed at a lot, if they seriously hurt me more I don’t think they wanted me going around telling my teachers about how my hit me because I did do that before

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 14h

My parents hit*

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 8h

I don’t agree with it. That was the point of my comment 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 8h

But did you learn from it though?

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 8h

We teach kids all the time to “use their words” but look at what happens in the world at the highest levels when 2 countries can’t agree on something by using their words…the bullets, bombs, and missiles start flying. The world is a violent place and humans have been fighting since the days of the Neanderthals. A reasonable amount of physical punishment isn’t going to hurt them, and the fear of being punished will prevent them from doing whatever it was again.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 8h

Lack of discipline is the reason we have these packs of feral kids running wild on their e-bikes flash mobbing places, stealing stuff, and not having the slightest fear of getting caught or punished

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 7h

Have you considered alternative forms of discipline that don’t involve physical touch & are actually more effective long term?

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 58m

Yeah I learned to resent my parents

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