SPANKING

Spanking or Not To Spank

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Spanking or Not To Spank

Introduction

Spanking is often used as a method of discipline at home, although his practice has been declining to be replaced by less invasive and harmful. There is a boundless amount of parenting help to be found in many social network communities where some parents ask questions and other inspired parents give their answers. The idea, a good one in my opinion, is parents share with other parents in an effort to help one another. This same activity is what use to be done locally, in neighborhood playgrounds, churches, coffee shops, and other places where parents gathered with their children. Because we are now a worldwide community and neighborhood, with our shared backyard fence being the internet, these kinds of social network sites answer the same desires; people wanting to tell other people how to live their lives by giving and receiving advice. One of my visits to a local parenting networking site landed me in the thick of parents sharing their ideas on how to parent more effectively.

Almost every parent has had the urge to spank their children or to raise their voice out of frustration and anger at some point in their parenting life. There are times when parents are tired and just want their child to do what you want them to do, even if the child doesn't want to. And with these times comes the temptation to spank them in order to get what you want. Hopefully, saner more mature feelings emerge keeping parents from hitting their children to get what they want. If there is any reasoning or rational mind left, a parent will realize that spanking will still not get them what they want, and now they will have an angry, upset child while they themselves are feeling upset and more frustrated.

Why should you not spank?

The first few years of a child's life are most important for growth and healthy development. Young children need safety, security and lots of love to feel good about them and build good relationships with others. It's easy when their conduct is consistent with our expectations. But what should we do if they do not do what we ask them? Parents do not always know how to react to their child's behavior. It happens to many parents to be tempted to spank their child. But ...