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Ever watch the Super Nanny show?

I have watched this program several times and every time I do, I say to my husband,"all those kids need is a nice spanking once in a while."

" Who are these people trying to fool, sending a child who severely slaps and kicks his parents and terrorizes him home too the "Naughty Corner?"

The old way of raising a child has proven to be the most effective form of child rearing, provided there are boundaries and not bordering on abuse and never done out of anger. I haven't met a child yet that at some time in their childhood/youth didn't reach out in a desperate attempt and subconsciously want to be disciplined. We all crave structure and boundaries in our life, it's what gives us sanity in an insane world to know and have structure, boundaries and continuity in our lives knowing someone is watching out for us to protect us even from ourselves.

There should always be accountability taught to children and In my opinion nothing says it better than a spanking, it doesn't have to be hard or several of them, but when a child knows his limits and goes beyond them he is only testing you out to see what your reaction is going to be, "how far can I get away with this."
Talking to a little child does not always take care of this situation, nor putting him/her in a naughty corner either or denying them desert.

Taking away all their possessions, giving them time out, talking to them until your blue in the face, these are all personal choices, but it's quicker just to give them an abrupt spank on the bum. It's quick, it makes a strong statement and it's over with!

I see it when I go shopping, I see it when I go out to eat, it seems to be everywhere and quite frustrating to witness unruly children running amuck and not giving anyone respect. Bad parenting coupled with the new rule for raising your children by not spanking them just talking, does not work and it leaves me to question what kind of adults they will turn out to be.

I was spanked, not severely but enough that when I've done something wrong the statement was made, and I never made the same mistake twice because it was done with love. If you observe nature you'll see dogs, cat's and any animal you can conjure up all disciplining their young and it's usually done with a swat rather than a bark or Meow (you get the picture).

Parents of today need to stop being the best friend of the child and just be parents, talk to them of course but trying to reason with them when they do something wrong won't work, it will only end up making everyone frustrated. A spanking needn't be a statement of anger or cruelty but of love.

I love you enough to discipline you, strongly to make you into a disciplined well behaved child to know how to respect people and things and on to become an proper respectful adult by giving you a swat when you need one.

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