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Originally Posted by displacedinMN
Spare the rod....spoil the child.
When corporal punishment is done correctly, and timely...it is an effective tool. There is a time and place for everything. The problem is when that type of thing is overused or underused. Which is the same for any punishment.
Just need to know what tool in the best in the tool box.
My ex-sister in law would yell and the drop of the hat and threaten time out to her 12 year old. Guess what never worked....anything she ever said. Damn I am glad that woman is gone.
Corporal punishment is effective when needed. It also deters many others from getting the same punishment. It should never be taken away from schools--and yes we should have cameras in school rooms. I would gladly wear on as a test subject.
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Idk, man. I find that simply being real with my boy and tellin' him straight up works really well. Garnering respect from your child so that he just wants to do good in your eyes goes a long way. He appreciates being treated like a man. Talked to like a man. And in turn, responds like a man.
And i'd much rather treat him with dignity and respect than to beat his ass with some random object.
Not to bash on anyone's parents, but some of the stuff being told here i couldn't imagine doing to my kid. For what? A lot of it sounds more like a parent being a dick and venting frustration than it does teaching a lesson.