Comments on: To Spank or Not to Spank http://impactingjourney.com/2009/07/22/to-spank-or-not-to-spank/ Single Mom on a Journey Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:25:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: eL. http://impactingjourney.com/2009/07/22/to-spank-or-not-to-spank/#comment-379 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:10:35 +0000 http://impactingjourney.com/?p=377#comment-379 Thank Jamie! Good luck! We’re the mothers of girls with hormones. We need all the luck we can get!

]]> By: Jamie http://impactingjourney.com/2009/07/22/to-spank-or-not-to-spank/#comment-378 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:13:32 +0000 http://impactingjourney.com/?p=377#comment-378 Great story! As you know I totally believe in spanking but it never works so I have taken the advise you gave me last week & so far it has worked better than anything i have tried. Thanks Elicia, much appreciated!!!!

]]> By: PDeverit http://impactingjourney.com/2009/07/22/to-spank-or-not-to-spank/#comment-328 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:46:43 +0000 http://impactingjourney.com/?p=377#comment-328 It was the LOVE and CARE they had for you, not their way of expressing it through corporal punishment.

“You did what you knew how to do, and when you knew better, you did better.” -Maya Angelou

Thanks.

]]> By: eL. http://impactingjourney.com/2009/07/22/to-spank-or-not-to-spank/#comment-324 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:28:57 +0000 http://impactingjourney.com/?p=377#comment-324 And I do appologize for not getting back to this sooner… your comments got trapped in my spam filter. Thanks for reading!

]]> By: eL. http://impactingjourney.com/2009/07/22/to-spank-or-not-to-spank/#comment-323 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:28:22 +0000 http://impactingjourney.com/?p=377#comment-323 I will still have to stand by my personal experience and say that I am thankful that my parents loved me AND busted my butt when I needed it.

Granted not all children are the same – and most certainly – not all parents are the same. If there is ever a doubt to motive or control, spanking should never be used.

]]> By: PDeverit http://impactingjourney.com/2009/07/22/to-spank-or-not-to-spank/#comment-293 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:59:40 +0000 http://impactingjourney.com/?p=377#comment-293 Most compelling of all reasons to discontinue this worst of all bad habits is the fact that buttock-beating can be unintentional sexual abuse for some children.

Some quick research on the subject would yield ample educational material, testimonies, documentation, etc.

A handful of those who are trying to educate the public as to why child buttock-beating isn’t a good idea.

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Center For Effective Discipline

PsycHealth Ltd., Behavioral Health Professionals

Churches’ Network For Non-Violence

Archbishop Desmond Tutu (supports Global Initiative)

Parenting In Jesus’ Footsteps

United Nations Convention On the Rights of the Child

Global Initiative To End All Corporal Punishment of Children

Countries where child buttock-battering is illegal: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Austria, Cyprus, Italy, Denmark, Latvia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Germany, Israel, Iceland, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Spain, Costa Rica, Republic of Moldova, and more in process.
In fact, the U.S. was the only UN member who did not sign the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

]]> By: PDeverit http://impactingjourney.com/2009/07/22/to-spank-or-not-to-spank/#comment-292 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:42:46 +0000 http://impactingjourney.com/?p=377#comment-292 Child buttock-battering vs. DISCIPLINE

Child buttock-battering for the purpose of gaining compliance is nothing more than an inherited bad habit.

Its a good idea for people to take a look at what they are doing and learn how to DISCIPLINE instead of hit.

I think the reason why television shows like “Supernanny” and “Dr. Phil” are so popular is because that is just what many (not all) people are trying to do.

There are several reasons why child buttock-beating isn’t a good idea. Here are some good, quick reads recommended by professionals:

Plain Talk About Spanking
by Jordan Riak

The Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children
by Tom Johnson

NO VITAL ORGANS THERE, So They Say
by Lesli Taylor M.D. and Adah Maurer Ph.D.

]]> By: eL. http://impactingjourney.com/2009/07/22/to-spank-or-not-to-spank/#comment-290 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:23:22 +0000 http://impactingjourney.com/?p=377#comment-290 Amen.

There are too many children today that have been “spared the rod” to their detriment.

]]> By: eL. http://impactingjourney.com/2009/07/22/to-spank-or-not-to-spank/#comment-289 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:20:50 +0000 http://impactingjourney.com/?p=377#comment-289 I have to disagree. Spanking, when done by a controlled and loving parent, is not an act of violence. My parents spanked me for lying, stealing and being hateful to others and I do not assosciate them with pain and anger by any stretch of the imagination. I thank them for helping me become the adult that I am. There is a huge difference between a spanking and child abuse. Beating a child out of anger and rage is NOT spanking and it is NOT discipline.

]]> By: uncensoredmind http://impactingjourney.com/2009/07/22/to-spank-or-not-to-spank/#comment-288 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:10:48 +0000 http://impactingjourney.com/?p=377#comment-288 here in Jamaica spanking is a household staple. there are probably very few families that dont use that disciplinary method. now there are some that border on abuse and i dont agree with that, but i dont see anything wrong with spanking.

spanking when used with other disciplinary methods can be very effective. so once the parent is in control and doesnt come anywhere close to spanking i dont see a problem. there is a much bigger problem with kids who arent disciplined at all!!!!

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