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Is it right or wrong for you to spank your child?
right You don't want to be like one of those candy-ass parents who's afraid to discipline their children, do you? Spank that kid when they deserve it, or they'll never learn and grow up to be douchebags.
wrong it's barbaric and shameful. Let's pull ourselves out of the Middle Ages plz
right sometimes its the only way to get their attention
wrong Dehumanizing a class of humans just to have an outlet for your violent impulse is fucked up.
wrong harming children for any reason is unacceptable.
right as long as it's not excessive and only used to correct their behavior.
right Severe situations only.
right Only if on video.
right if the spanking and punishment are not abusive mentally or physically and fit the crime.
right if he deserves it, it's very educative, but you should try dialogue before
wrong will do no good
right most children do not respond to positive reinforcement. Children need to fear their parents.
wrong violence should never be tolerated
wrong discipline through violence teaches fear and not morals
right as long as you do not do it in excess. Spanking should be limited to severe situations. Spanking for something like not doing homework is more a hinderance than a help. Positive reinforcement is more productive.
wrong psychologists say it causes a lot of mental duress. Imagine your care taker trying to hurt you.
wrong Either you're feared and not loved, arrested, or you create children excited by violence. Why do evil things happen to children?
right kids are brats and might need punishment. not to be undertaken lightly, and may not be necessary at all ever.
right realistically it's the only way to get a message across to a 2-3 year old in some situations. But of course I don't mean harming the kid, just symbolically (they get the point quickly).
wrong it gives them the conditioning that sub-18yo means subhuman.
right only if used in extreme consecuences and given the right explanation of the action
right it can be an effective way to discipline a child and help guide them into adulthood to be a responsible adult.
wrong it leads to behavior modification based on fear, not reason; they'd see me as a potential threat, a dominating force, not a loving father
right it releases my stress.
right sometimes that's the only way to get the message across.
right it works as discipline
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