by Kimberly Bunch

Created on: June 13, 2009

Spanking your children is a quick fix that works short term but not long term. Some kids are easier to care for than others due to their disposition, or maturity level / understanding. Than there is the children that just seem to be born with a difficult disposition. The child/ren that never seem to listen and that are always getting into trouble. Even more, with ADHD, ADD and other conditions similar to that on the rise it becomes a challenge to any parent. Especially to the parents that aren't aware of why their child is behaving in a certain way. Running, jumping off everything, into everything, not listening and absolutely driving you up a wall. Instead of spanking make a doctors appointment. He his advice, read books and learn as much as you can.

Certain medical condition will affect children's behavior. It is easy for parents to get fed up with the wild, and crazy, unruly kids, that don't seem to ever want to listen. Which could be due to a medical condition. Trauma, divorce, etc.. If these kids are spanked it will just make matters worse.

I have noticed through the years that ignorance of understanding the proper ways to parent a child can cause a world of heart ache in the future. It is a lack of knowing how to give proper constructive discipline. Instead of going on impulse and picking up a belt, or using your hand, or some other foreign object to hit your child into submission. The majority of parents that spank, or beat their child was parented in a very similar way.

Human life, and any given individual child should be treated respectfully. Some kids all you have to do is tell them in a calm voice that what they did wasn't nice, or whatever form of proper way of speaking to the child so they understand that they shouldn't have done this, or that. And instead that they need to do this, or what have you. In addition, just like you would calmly talk to another adult that you are trying to help. Maybe a friend. To get your point across you wouldn't literally spank your friend into understanding, and I don't think you would configuratively speaking either if you wanted to keep that person as a friend. Instead you would show him / her respect, talk calmly and get your point across. Just like that. Why can't it be that way with kids?

- Does it take a Ph. D in child psychology to treat kids respectfully enough... in order to not go off on them and spank them?

- The answer is No, it doesn't take an advanced degree in anything in order to treat

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