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Originally Posted by corporatejay
i'm far from a bleeding heart liberal but I just don't get the point of spanking. Sure a smack on the butt might be acceptable but the entire ritual of over the knee smacking just makes no sense. There are far better ways to discipline your child, all of which have been proven to be more effective. I would venture to guess the reason these "alternative" punishments don't work is because parents don't enforce them. It is far easier to spank your kid then it is to make sure they sit in the corner and stare at the wall, or take away a privilege for a prolonged period of time.
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Honestly, spanking if used properly and rarely is an effective deterrent. I've seen more parents that send their kids to the corner or take away a privilege who have kids that have just run wild, or have no respect for their parents discipline at all.
I lived in a household and went to a school that employed corporal punishment, and I certainly don't need some leather bound 500 lb woman stomping on my pubes and grinding out lite cigarettes on me.
In my household, we had the whole sit in the corner, grounding, and enforced chores, but there was always the thought of the belt or the wooden spoon out there if you really did something special.