And what would you know about being a good parent?
That's what I thought. Nothing. Foolishness dwells in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction drives it far from them.
But, you were probably never whipped enough as a kid yourself. I know many children whose parents have been punished like they should be and have turned out to be surgeons, lawyers, doctors, cops, EMT's, Paramedics, nurses, teachers...they are perfectly fine.
They are more than likely making more money than your life is worth, obviously.
The only time my son gets punished is when he needs it.
But given that my son is a very angelic child, he doesn't need it very much.
When he does get into mischief, depending on the offense, he is punished accordingly. Many times, a time out in our laps hurts his ego more than anything else. But in the future when he needs it, he will get spanked. You got a problem with that?
Others here on this very thread have said that they have spanked their kid. When they need it. It is perfectly acceptable to spank a kid.
One person, I can't remember who, said that their kid has not needed a spanking in a long time.
If they don't need it, it shows that they are good parents
and are willing to spank when needed. Mine don't need it, either. In fact, it has been months since mine has needed it. Other forms work fine for the bit of oneryness that he does get in. 99% of the time, all I have to do is count in a stern voice, 1-2-3, I normally don't even have to get to 5. By the time that I start counting, he knows to do as I say. Don't stand there and look at me, pick up your toys. You can play with the book, but don't rip the pages. You can feed youself, but don't play in your food. Don't throw your cars across the room, but roll them like this.
But I see that kids like yours
will be the type that will someday endanger the life of ones like mine, ChildByGrace and some of the other parents who know how to discipline their kids.
Not that they beat them, no. But they do set rules and boundaries. I am sure that if they saw that their child was not listening to them, that they may, in fact, need to move on to another form of punishment until they reach what works. Just as I do with my Shadrach. But, there are some kids that really do need their parents to put down a firm hand. Find something that works. If they keep edging near the hot stove and time outs have not worked, they sometimes, you have to move on up to spatting the hand, rattling the diaper or whatever works. Otherwise, they will get hurt really badly.
And then, there are those people like yourself
who have never had a good whippin in spite of needing one. Some day, you will meet up with someone who is going to adjust your attitude down a couple notches.
When that happens, let me know. I want to sell tickets.