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Originally Posted by Niamh.
Well i never said a slap on the leg would mess up a kids life. I just don't think resorting to physically hurting your child is ever a good way to discipline them
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Honestly who knows, some people are just born arseholes and would not respond to any other form of punishment, but I think it's a subject that only actual parents can have a real say in.
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Originally Posted by LiamPRW
My Mum has raised 4 kids, 3 from one relationship and me with my Dad, the only time she has ever laid a finger on one of us was me, when i was like, 11, i said something horrible about my Dad because he was punishing me, so she slapped my leg, I was the only one of her kids that she had ever done that to and she cried for longer than i did, she was mortified and never did it again.
Me and my siblings all grew up to be, decent enough people, never had any trouble and my parents have always said, they could take us anywhere and not have to worry about any of us misbehaving.
So personally i see no correlation between kids being smacked and their behaviour 
That being said, i think parents should be able to punish their kids how they see fit, i don't mean beating them, but if a clip round the ear or the back of legs will be more effective for their child than taking away their consoles, then so be it, as long as it's not drastic or over the top. |
Exactly!! I think parents who don't smack their kids just have decent kids
it's not like there is a certain age where a person graduates into a fully fledged prick!