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| Yes | 42% | 1508 votes | Total: 3606 votes | |
| No | 58% | 2098 votes |
Yes
Created on: September 16, 2009
Our society is progressively reducing the standards of behavior that are in place. We live in a world
Created on: August 13, 2009 Last Updated: August 24, 2009
Corporal punishment has proven to be an effective discipline tool in my family for generations. My
Created on: May 29, 2007
There are times when corporal punishment is an absolute necessity, not to hurt the child, but to scare
Created on: October 14, 2007
The simple answer is yes.
Which of the following would make you less likely to repeat your actions: getting
Created on: May 29, 2010 Last Updated: May 30, 2010
I don't like spankings, but I am voting yes for a number of reasons.
You can talk to children all you
Created on: March 02, 2008
Since the beginning of known history, corporal punishment has been used as a method of disciplining
by Dawn Hawkins
Created on: September 22, 2007 Last Updated: December 30, 2011
The debate about whether corporal punishment should be used when punishing children has been the source
Created on: April 17, 2009
People are always asking me what my secret is. I get tired of the gasp they give me in return for my
by Larry Piggee
Created on: October 11, 2007
Corporal punishment is a last resort disciplinary action, but a vital one. It reminds kids of their
Created on: April 25, 2010
From my own experience, I have come to realize that corporal punishment of children is really
Created on: June 13, 2007
Children go through development phases and discipline should be adapted to each stage to be effective.
THE
Created on: March 15, 2010 Last Updated: March 16, 2010
There are certain times when a parent should spank their child. This is when other forms of punishment
Created on: July 16, 2007 Last Updated: January 08, 2012
Spare the rod to spoil the child', goes the old adage. But there's another one that says 'Use the rod
Created on: July 12, 2009 Last Updated: July 13, 2009
'Spare the rod and spoil the child,' our parents used to say, but these days everyone seems to be against
Created on: May 24, 2007
I believe the answer to this question is yes - SOMETIMES.
Some children respond very well to other methods
Created on: May 03, 2008
We are at odds in our household about this subject. I believe that you should spank children in a generation
Created on: March 25, 2010
For many reasons children need discipline: they need to learn socially acceptable behavior; they need
by Ryan Zinn
Created on: February 16, 2012
As the world changes with new technology and new worldviews, ideas become old-fashioned, unnecessary,
by R.A. Scott
Created on: June 08, 2008 Last Updated: April 27, 2010
Corporal punishment when the term is applied to kids means, to me at least, spanking on the bottom with
by Kelli Stuart
Created on: July 31, 2007
The idea of corporal punishment brings out an immediate onslaught of opinions, both emotional and rational,
No
by Mia Watson
Created on: October 15, 2009 Last Updated: October 17, 2009
Think about the frustrations, mistakes, and often innocent blunders that happen to us all on a daily
Created on: June 27, 2007 Last Updated: October 13, 2008
By physically disciplining a child as punishment parents are teaching the child that the way to solve
Created on: June 21, 2007
There are so many parents who use corporal punishment believing it is the only thing that works, or
by FranLl
Created on: May 29, 2010
Growing up in a culture that encouraged corporal punishment has been a confusing ordeal for me.
Created on: September 27, 2007 Last Updated: March 28, 2008
Dorothy Law Nolte's verse, "Children Learn What They Live" says it all.
When parents treat children with
Created on: July 10, 2010
Absolutely not. Gone is the day when parents haven't enough time to deal with their children effectively.
by Lucius Trae
Created on: March 20, 2010 Last Updated: March 21, 2010
Corporal punishment allows abusers to defend themselves by claiming they were using "corporal punishment"
Created on: April 26, 2008 Last Updated: August 03, 2009
Discipline should be used to teach a lesson, and help a child learn. Spanking, or hitting a child,
Created on: July 18, 2008
The use of corporal punishment as a means to discipline children is one of the most controversial forms
Created on: August 05, 2009
Short answer: There are more effective and respectful ways to parent that don't involve striking
Created on: February 05, 2009 Last Updated: September 27, 2009
Corporal punishment mus be the last resort in disciplining the child. In todays generation, corporal
by Mindy Hunt
Created on: June 06, 2007
When a child is very young, they learn how to sense their parents' emotion. They will also have a sense
Created on: May 02, 2008
In a perfect world, people would follow the perfect plan given to us by God to raise a family. On the
Created on: April 23, 2010
Spanking has become an archaic method of discipline in this day and age. Spanking instills fear; and
by Reva Niner
Created on: February 02, 2009 Last Updated: March 05, 2009
Should parents us corporal punishment to discipline children? NO...NO..NO, to discipline your children,
Created on: August 07, 2007 Last Updated: October 30, 2010
Corporal punishment is violence. Violence engenders violence, from generations to generations, in any
by Tom Karlin
Created on: May 29, 2007
The easy answer to the question if parents should use corporal punishment to discipline their child
Created on: May 30, 2007
Absolutely Not!
I was always taught that the effects of spanking children are more detrimental than effective.
by Amber Deleni
Created on: December 20, 2007 Last Updated: August 26, 2010
Would you like your child to "do the right thing"? Do you think that hitting him will teach him to "do
by Libbie Reed
Created on: May 29, 2007
Corporal punishment is usually carried out in the 'heat of the moment' and is therefore dished out with