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| Yes | 42% | 861 votes | Total: 2056 votes | |
| No | 58% | 1195 votes |
Yes
Created on: May 11, 2008
Yes, spanking a child is a useful tool in the kit of childrearing. Its usefulness depends, however,
Created on: January 07, 2009 Last Updated: April 29, 2009
Yes, spanking works for disciplining one's children. Yes, this is a very sweeping, broad statement,
by Kelly Thomas
Created on: February 04, 2010
Mankind's history has seen a great decline in morals, values and discipline. Why? Many people would
Created on: May 18, 2009 Last Updated: February 04, 2010
Although I am not a parent myself, I feel that the experience of having been a child who was spanked
by Just Dee
Created on: May 09, 2008
Looking back at my childhood, I was rarely spanked. I had no boundaries for security, I was simply lost
Created on: May 27, 2009 Last Updated: May 28, 2009
The subject of disciplining children can sometimes teeter a fine line. Spanking is one of the biggest
by Bill Whitney
Created on: January 30, 2008 Last Updated: February 28, 2010
Spanking definitely worked for previous generations and I think it would be of great benefit today if
by Tom Geoffroy
Created on: April 08, 2009
Pain is a predictable motivator. When you have pain in your body you go to the doctor. When the pain
by Nichole King
Created on: January 20, 2009
Spanking does work...well for me it does. Parents who use spanking for discipline is doing just that.
Created on: May 09, 2009 Last Updated: May 13, 2009
Spanking is a good way of disciplining children.Some parents I feel may have to be very careful when
Created on: February 21, 2010 Last Updated: February 22, 2010
Spanking does work for disciplining children. Spanking does not mean you beat the child up or beat their
Created on: January 19, 2009
Spanking has it's place. It is but one foundational element in good parenting. Spanking works well as
Created on: July 08, 2009 Last Updated: July 10, 2009
Spanking your children is a very touchy subject which has obviously sparked a lot of debate. Here is
Created on: May 26, 2009
I was a terror of a child. The expression that was used most often was, "she is too smart for her
Created on: May 09, 2008
In this era of "political correctness," I feel that as a society we have gone way overboard in regard
by Lara Everett
Created on: April 06, 2008
By saying yes to spanking your child, I am not saying yes to beating them ruthlessly! There just comes
by RubyUnicorn
Created on: April 05, 2008 Last Updated: August 28, 2010
This is a topic that I have been pondering for a long time. I remember the days of my youth, they were
Created on: March 13, 2008
I think it is the starting point of a child's education and a safety measure. I feel fortunate that
by Kari Vick
Created on: March 04, 2009
I know from personal experience the difference between spanking and child abuse. My mother's husband
Created on: February 09, 2008
Spanking your child is definitely an invaluable tool in disciplining your child. Spanking is not wrong,
No
Created on: April 19, 2008
Children learn from example. When parents spank their children as a form of discipline, it sends the
by Lucius Trae
Created on: April 26, 2010
When considering the issue of spanking, it's important to clarify what is meant by the word "work."
Created on: February 17, 2009 Last Updated: July 19, 2011
Spare the rod and spoil the child: Neurotic parents everywhere invoke this violent refrain as an excuse
by Summer Tyme
Created on: May 26, 2009
Does spanking work for disciplining children?
For several hundred years on this continent, spanking
Created on: June 24, 2009
As with most debatable topics, there is very rarely a "yes" or "no" answer to any issue. The question
Created on: August 19, 2009
As one who received multiple spankings as a child, I would say that spanking is not an effective
Created on: April 09, 2008 Last Updated: August 12, 2010
Although I am not completely apposed to spanking, I have found it to be quite ineffective. My oldest
by Summerland
Created on: January 20, 2009
Spanking ends a conversation before it even begins and shows a child an adults superiority over them.
Created on: March 14, 2008 Last Updated: November 18, 2010
Discipline is more than just punishing children as it involves targeting unwanted behavior while it
by Jane Kay
Created on: November 21, 2009
The best decision I ever made in my parenting life was this: "Be mad before getting mad."
I am not a
by Carol Smock
Created on: April 23, 2010 Last Updated: April 25, 2010
Children need firm, loving discipline in order to grow into responsible adults. They do not need to
Created on: March 24, 2010
Spanking does not work for disciplining
Created on: May 06, 2009
We all dream of raising well-behaved children, however, the first lesson children learn as infants
by Sondra Gomez
Created on: August 15, 2010 Last Updated: August 17, 2010
Submission by force, physical pain, and of course the fear associated with being spanked. Is that really
Created on: April 07, 2009 Last Updated: April 08, 2009
The other day I debated this issue with a co-worker who is an advocate of spanking. As a matter of fact
Created on: April 05, 2008
Looking at this realistically, I don't know how an act of violence can be considered discipline. As
by E. Rains
Created on: April 07, 2009 Last Updated: April 08, 2009
Each parent has their own views on raising the children they bring into this world. Spanking, in my
Created on: October 31, 2008
In short in works for some and not all (this alone puts me in the no rather than the yes camp). It is
by Amy Yerman
Created on: July 27, 2008
Although many of our parents disciplined us with spankings and physical punishment, this has proven
Created on: May 10, 2008
I'm the crazy hippie bitch who doesn't let her babies/kids cry, even for a minute, so it shouldn't surprise