[Redway]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It's very interesting how some people think that unless a child is hit as a kid they won't be well behaved or respectful. I have two really well behaved/respectful teenagers and neither were hit as kids. It's not about hitting your kids, it's about disciplining them, hitting them as a method of discipline is lazy parenting. We don't tolerate adults hitting adults so why is an adult hitting a small child ok? I don't get the logic at all

It’s not lazy parenting in other parts of the world. It’s in the culture.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Redway

It’s not lazy parenting in other parts of the world. It’s in the culture.

Using culture as an excuse to hit a small child is ridiculous, are you saying treating women as second class citizens for example is ok because that's a part of alot of cultures? Or imprisoning/killing gay people is ok in some countries because that's part of their culture?

It's lazy parenting in any part of the world, in any culture

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Using culture as an excuse to hit a small child is ridiculous, are you saying treating women as second class citizens for example is ok because that's a part of alot of cultures? Or imprisoning/killing gay people is ok in some countries because that's part of their culture?

It's lazy parenting in any part of the world, in any culture

On the contrary kids with non-Western upbringing usually have more respect for their elders.

The kid in question’s 15. Not exactly a small child.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Redway

On the contrary kids with non-Western upbringing usually have more respect for their elders.

The kid in question’s 15. Not exactly a small child.

Except the post you agreed with said "Perhaps if someone had put their hands on him when he was younger" not when he was 15.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Except the post you agreed with said "Perhaps if someone had put their hands on him when he was younger" not when he was 15.

Livia’s damn right either way.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Redway

That’s half the world down as poor parents then.

You said it

Originally Posted by Redway

Livia’s damn right either way.

Disagree.