As many of you may know, the rate of children dying by the hands of their parents is growing rapidly. Many states in the US are moving towards NO PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE. However, the rates of our justice system is growing as well. Is this due to lack of discipline? How do you all feel about physical discipline? Do you think one should be able to tell another how and when to discipline their child? Intellectual dialogue please
No. It may be harsh but no. Nobody should tell a parent how to disciple their child. Or how. U can give advice if ya want though. Etc Etc.
I believe that physical discipline teeters on a very thin line. On one hand i don't believe that anyone has a right to tell someone how to raise their child (in respect to discipline..) However, on the other where can we draw the line between "discipline" and abuse? That's the problem with allowing corporal punishment. A swat on the bottom? Sure why not. Getting a switch from the tree, using a leather belt.. Etc? No. To me that crosses into the abuse category.
I am a firm believer in disapline my mother and father busted my butt whenever I did something wrong. I turned out never having detention never being arrested never touching drugs and never even touching a cigarette. So disapline away I say just no abuse.
We had a debate about this one day in forums as well. People thought by "disciplining their child" we meant beating the shit out of them. I believe in discipline. But not child abuse. I was spanked, hit on my ass with a belt, hit with the sandal, etc when I was a kid and thanks to that I am who I am. And I believe I'm a good person. Irl. Respectful and stuff. Anywho. According to doctors and stuff, the best way to "hit" your kid for dicsipline is a smack on the palm of the hand. Because there are fewer veins there and it's not as sensitive as other skin but it still hurts them. Doesn't leave bruises or any cuts of the like. Of course you're not gonna hit em hard. Just like a high five with a mean tone of voice so it gets to them more. That's how I see it est anyway. I'm still okay with soanks and stuff. I dont even know if that's what this thread is about. But yeah.
And I might add, people said hitting their kid for discipline (obviously not beating the shit out of them) was child abuse. Which, it isn't. Just sayin.
As long as the parents are not hitting the child because they're angry that he/she broke their television and are hitting them to help them make sure no one else's television has to be broken.
Anya The problem I see is that there's no way to draw that line. What should be classified as abuse to me isn't to someone else. However, Some people take it too far.