Physical discipline against children .. okay or not? (alternative, house, single)

Guybrush · 03-17-2009, 08:06 AM

I know that upholding idealism can be hard in the face of practical reality, but I'm hoping I won't smack my kids when/if I have them.

Still, I'd say the very popular idea that kids will get unruly and impossible without corporal punishment is just a myth. Such punishment is just a tool in a parent's toolbag. Some parents use other tools.

edit :

Corporal punishment also runs in families. Smacking passes on the tool. Maybe somewhere down the family line, it will cause harm even if your own punishment didn't.

crash_override · 03-17-2009, 09:18 AM

Some kids deserved to be kicked. So kick them.

swim · 03-17-2009, 09:21 AM

I don't think there's a cut and dry answer. I think it should be a last resort. It was for me. I really fucked up if I got a spanking.

adidasss · 03-17-2009, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crash_override

Some kids deserved to be kicked. So kick them.

I hope you're sterile. :|

Guybrush · 03-17-2009, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adidasss

I hope you're sterile. :|

Threads like this will always generate responses by people whose number 1 priority is to try and provoke rather than post an actual argument. Just ignore them.

Meph1986 · 03-17-2009, 09:42 AM

Beat on the brat
Beat on the brat
Beat on the brat with a baseball bat.

**Janszoon** · 03-17-2009, 01:50 PM

I think by and large physical punishment is unacceptable. To me it seems like it's teaching kids that might makes right and that violence is a good way to resolve a conflict.

adidasss · 03-17-2009, 01:54 PM

Not a word from the parents? Is their silence louder than words..?

anticipation · 03-17-2009, 02:27 PM

i was beaten, it's all good because i never saw it as anything but punishment for something i did wrong.

but now i know that there is no such thing as wrong

TheBig3 · 03-17-2009, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janszoon

I think by and large physical punishment is unacceptable. To me it seems like it's teaching kids that might makes right and that violence is a good way to resolve a conflict.

so you advocate this lesson then?

View Poll Results: Physical punishment aganist children. Acceptable or Unacceptable?
Acceptable	50	56.82%
Unacceptable	38	43.18%
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03-17-2009, 08:06 AM	#21 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I know that upholding idealism can be hard in the face of practical reality, but I'm hoping I won't smack my kids when/if I have them. Still, I'd say the very popular idea that kids will get unruly and impossible without corporal punishment is just a myth. Such punishment is just a tool in a parent's toolbag. Some parents use other tools. edit : Corporal punishment also runs in families. Smacking passes on the tool. Maybe somewhere down the family line, it will cause harm even if your own punishment didn't. __________________ Something Completely Different Last edited by Guybrush; 03-17-2009 at 08:31 AM.

03-17-2009, 09:21 AM	#23 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	I don't think there's a cut and dry answer. I think it should be a last resort. It was for me. I really fucked up if I got a spanking. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

03-17-2009, 09:42 AM	#26 (permalink)
Meph1986 How High? Join Date: May 2008 Location: FL Posts: 684	Beat on the brat Beat on the brat Beat on the brat with a baseball bat. __________________

03-17-2009, 01:50 PM	#27 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I think by and large physical punishment is unacceptable. To me it seems like it's teaching kids that might makes right and that violence is a good way to resolve a conflict. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

03-17-2009, 09:18 AM	#22 (permalink)
crash_override Seemingly Silenced Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 2,312	Some kids deserved to be kicked. So kick them.

03-17-2009, 01:54 PM	#28 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Not a word from the parents? Is their silence louder than words..? __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

03-17-2009, 02:27 PM	#29 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	i was beaten, it's all good because i never saw it as anything but punishment for something i did wrong. but now i know that there is no such thing as wrong