I would like to say that I believe that spanking children is a way of assuring rules and punishments for such. But it can also teach children that when someone doesn't do as you feel they shouldthen they should result to hitting them.
However, I do feel that had it not been for me getting my regular spankings as a form of correction I probably would not be on the good tract that I am on today. Timeout worked but it wasn't as effective as the "spanking". I mean I was like heck if all I have to do is sit or stand in this corner for doing this then I can serve that time. Another thing was writing sentences I was like this is just going to make my handwriting better than everyone elses. So it was always a way for me to transform my punishments into something else in a state of mind. But when my parents wailed on my behind, there was no getting around that. The clearest message of I won't do that again was loud and clear as possible.
So would I spank my kids?
Yes if it was called for, but I would not spank them for every single episode of something nor would I infringe on there individuality and personality traits. Cause sometimes a good talking to gets the same point across. Trust me that's something you never get away from coming from a family of lawyers. Who knows maybe the child might have a good defense for there actions. You'll never know if the first thing you do it pop them or grab the belt or whatever it is that you hit them with.
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