fryingpan Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 I don't think spanking is harmful to children. Almost everyone over the age of 40 has been spanked at least a few times (and some more than a few times), yet it is only in the 90s that kids are getting really bad. If spanking were as harmful as everyone says it is, wouldn't we have killed ourselves off by now? I think maybe there are other factors involved... In the old days, parents spanked their kids, but they were also there for their kids. They made sure they were fed and actually paid attention to them. Parents nowadays don't seem to care at all about their kids. "I'm too busy to spend time with you," says the average parent as they plop themselves in front of the tv/computer, or head out the door to go play poker with their buddies. Not only to they never pay attention to their kids, but they never discipline them either. As a result, children are left to their own devices. Since the parents never pay attention to them, they can hang out with friends who expose them to things like drugs/violence/sex etc... I believe this is where children today are learning how to be so bad. Not from their parents spanking them, but from their friends or older kids on the schoolyard. Maybe parents should start acting like parents did in the 50s...Pay attention to your kids and spank them when it's necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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