what do you think about hitting children who don't behave?

If you see yourself reaching for physical "punishment", and depending on their age even non-physical punishment, in any form instead of actually using your words then please never have kids. Besides the fact that corporal punishment is already proven to not work as intended, you should be at least attempting to explain what they did wrong and why i......   reply

There's a very huge gap between a "spanking" and a "beating". There's also a huge difference between discipline and a parent doing it out of personal frustration, because at that point it's just flat abuse and the parent blowing off steam. I grew up in the verbal warning first then spanking next type of household. I'm totally fine. Better than the ......   3 reply

Nah, instead make them do chores or something they don't like to do or give them extra homework or somethibg   1 reply

Why are you guys normalizing hitting your children ya know that can cause mental issues or nah?   2 reply

Don’t have kids if your first instinct is to put your hands on them when they misbehave instead of talking to them.   reply

As a parent, your authority is not supposed to be based on fear. Hitting kids is not effective and it creates trauma. Kids don't make the connection between physical punishment and their behaviors. Even if you don't do it a lot, there are consequences in parents-kid relations. As an adult you don't beat up other people right? So why would you hit a......   reply

NO WAIT, I forgot to add that I'm not raising any childrens, I was just curious lmao don't misunderstand. I wanted to know because my mom often used to pull my hair or slap my arm (and her hands were made of steel or something because it hurted like hell), I was a bit scared of her but she raised me pretty well and I still love her, so I was just w......   reply

Idrk. Well. Like. My mom hit me bunch of times, never phased me. I guess it depends on when and how hard you hit them. Like a little pap is okay, but a full on spanking is only deserved if its actually necessary, some say its wrong and some don't. So, I guess this is sorta an opinion type of matter and won't change in the future. But this is coming......   reply