Originally Posted by WhateverDude

There have been plenty of studies done on this and it's been proven that positive reinforcement (praising good behavior) is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more effective than physically punishing a child (there's a term for this in psychology but I don't remember it). Check your macho bull**** at the door and get learnt. All your teaching a child to do when you spank them is fear you, which can actually make things worse. Maybe not immediately but it almost never works out for the best.


As for me, I know for a fact I don't want kids anytime soon but I'm open to the idea of it in the future. My mom had me when she was my age (21) and it was always a struggle for her, especially since she was a single parent. I'll stick by my son or daughter if I ever have one with somebody but that somebody is gonna hafta be pretty awesome.