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• Spare the rod? Struggling with spanking

  Tue Nov 17, 2009
  • I am heartbroken at how many parents believe that hitting is okay. :(

• Spare the rod? Struggling with spanking

  Tue Nov 17, 2009
  • Doralee, all children are physical before they learn to communicate with words. My children grabbed toys from each other and yes, they hit. But NEVER in the face, that is an aggressive learned behavior. A child will push another child or hit their hands away from a toy as a toddler.

• Spare the rod? Struggling with spanking

  Tue Nov 17, 2009
  • My kids have never smacked each other in the face, EVER. Maybe it's because I never hit them. Hmmm . . .I see a pattern here

• Spare the rod? Struggling with spanking

  Tue Nov 17, 2009
  • There is a huge spectrum between spanking and "no, no honey". this isn't even a valid argument. Because one doesn't hit doesn't mean that the next step is "no, no honey".

• Spare the rod? Struggling with spanking

  Tue Nov 17, 2009
  • I have two teenage boys who have never been hit. They are kind well adjusted children. EVERYWHERE I go, people comment on their manners and ability to communicate. I don't know about you but if someone is hitting me, I would question their love.

• Spare the rod? Struggling with spanking

  Tue Nov 17, 2009
  • Children want to be spanked????? Are you kidding?

• Spare the rod? Struggling with spanking

  Tue Nov 17, 2009
  • Trust me, children who bully are spanked. That is where they have learned their bullying.

• Spare the rod? Struggling with spanking

  Tue Nov 17, 2009
  • How do you teach your children not to hit others, when you hit them? Would you hit your neighbor if they angered you? Hitting only teaches hitting.

• Spare the rod? Struggling with spanking

  Tue Nov 17, 2009
  • How do you teach your child that hitting another is not acceptable behavior when you engage in it yourself? Would you hit your neighbor if they angered you? It doesn't make it okay because the one you are hitting is little. Research has shown that hitting does NOT deter negative behavior.