[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Im down to accepting it being ok after a certain age...probably 14

My baby boy is 14 and a black belt in Karate , no one is hitting him

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I remember just from watching Supernanny the parents on there use to be too soft and timid to discipline their kids . Which is why they were in such a huge mess .

Kids going to bed when they like
Punching kicking their parents
Screaming/ swearing


When parents ground their kids it Should mean GROUNDED
No toys ,no TV , no sweets ,no friends allowed round and go to bed early .

Some kids push boundaries today as they know they'll get away with it with no consequences . So yes punishment should happen but that doesn't necessarily mean slapping them,it can be removing their games away, take away their computer etc , and properly ground them .

The parents on that show were ridiculous tbf

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

My baby boy is 14 and a black belt in Karate , no one is hitting him

Not even his opponents?


He will have discipline drummed into him from his club.. My niece n nephew are the same..both are a lot calmer everytime i go up to visit and thats down to karate....and my sterness when i see them.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The parents on that show were ridiculous tbf

Ong they were aggravating to watch . And they use to break and reward the kids even when they behaved badly WTH .

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Not even his opponents?


He will have discipline drummed into him from his club.. My niece n nephew are the same..both are a lot calmer everytime i go up to visit and thats down to karate....and my sterness when i see them.

They can try

But yeah it's a great discipline to have and he lives and breathes it

[Beso]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Ong they were aggravating to watch . And they use to break and reward the kids even when they behaved badly WTH .

The kids are like a tv for these numpties.

[montblanc]

if punishments include 'beating,' NO

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

They can try

But yeah it's a great discipline to have and he lives and breathes it

Scotland v ireland, you never know.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Scotland v ireland, you never know.

He was only in Scotland at a competition at the start of June actually

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

He was only in Scotland at a competition at the start of June actually

Chris ewing karate?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Chris ewing karate?

WTKO

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

WTKO

Ygtf.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

A more suitable punishment for a kid nowadays would be taking away privileges and technology/grounding for a week because honestly what is more likely to make you think twice about what you're doing a smack thats over in no time (and if your parents aren't completely abusive probably wont hurt that much) or knowing that you'll get all your privileges stripped away from you for a week?

Do you have black parents at all?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Redway

Do you have black parents at all?

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I can see you've put a lot of thought into this so I guess we have to respect your stance.

In some cultures discipline for kids goes a little further than threatening them with the naughty step. And they grow to realise that their parents aren’t their mates and have respect for them.

Completely, completely different cultures TS. Completely different.

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by Redway

Do you have black parents at all?

Yeah both strict but just in other ways like I can only recall being sacked by my mum 2 times and it wasn't really painful

[Redway]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

Yeah both strict but just in other ways like I can only recall being sacked by my mum 2 times and it wasn't really painful

Only twice? Flipping hell.

The usual order’s twice a week.

[user104658]

At 14 I was already 6'2 and my dad was 6'1. If he'd slapped me it would have sparked a Royal Rumble

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Redway

Only twice? Flipping hell.

The usual order’s twice a week.

You do an awful lot of stereotyping black people Redway

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

You do an awful lot of stereotyping black people Redway

That’s because I’m not white British myself. I might not have said it out-and-out but I’ve hinted at it for a long time.

[Northern Monkey]

The thing is.There’s no one size fits all approach.There’s no guide that suits all kids because they’re all different(it’d be so much easier if their was).They respond differently to different things,They have different innate temperaments.What works for some kids doesn’t for others.
I usually find that i’m scary enough without having to smack mine.Blackmail works well too
However if it works for some kids i’m not against it within reason obviously.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Redway

That’s because I’m not white British myself. I might not have said it out-and-out but I’ve hinted at it for a long time.

It doesn't matter, you can't just basically say all black parents hit their kids or black people are homophobic, it's a ridiculous generalisation

[Kizzy]

Omg Supernanny! I didn't hit mine but I'd watch that and shout 'Whack the little bleeder!!!!'

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It doesn't matter, you can't just basically say all black parents hit their kids or black people are homophobic, it's a ridiculous generalisation

It’s not a ridiculous generalisation though. It’s a non-PC truth. I’m allowed to say that.

It’s not something that’s even that deep a thing in our culture. It’s just a trend in black parents. It might not sound nice and super-duper PC but we don’t make it a big deal in our culture. It only shocks people who assume we all have the same culture and attitudes to things. Shock alert we don’t. We really don’t.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It doesn't matter, you can't just basically say all black parents hit their kids or black people are homophobic, it's a ridiculous generalisation

Redway is probably talking from his own experience .

But yeah every family is different and from different cultures , some are very strict when it comes to disciplining their kids and others are more laid back .

And then you get total idiots who spoil their kids constantly and never punish them .