Quote From: phil_meAre you kidding me? All three of my children were spanked - not every time they did something wrong - but every time they took an action that could hurt themself, someone or something else, or deliberately hurt someone else. They are now 13, 10 and 7 years of age.
Where are they now?
My 13 year old son is a normal young teen who struggles with schoolwork and sometimes with friends, but is in now way "wild" - permanently or otherwise. As a matter of fact, he has responsibilities at home that include being the babysitter for us for his brother and sister when needed.
Neither are my other son and 7-yr old daughter - how did you say? "permanent wild children". They are loving, affectionate and extremely self-confident and intelligent.
And by the way, they NEVER throw tantrums, publicly or privately, they respect authority (even use "Sir" and "Ma'am" like pros) without fearing it, and willingly accept responsibilities and consequences for their behavior.
Yes, I "went there"...and if I had to do it all over? I'd pop their little butts again!
My son is 30 now with children of his own and he is self-disciplined and knows about boundaries because when he was misbehaving he was warned and then is he continued, he got a spanking...not a beating...a spanking. It certainly gets their attention and if punishment isn't unpleasant and swift they can get the upperhand pretty quickly.
