Mine has developmental delay, with a communication disorder. The time out, was preventing him from running out the door because he wasn't getting his way about a last minute bday party, with people I've never met, without a phone number and 10pm end time. That wasn't a spank worthy instance. Shoving his brother out of the yard, into heavy traffic, that was a good smack on his butt.

If he doesn't do his homework, school gives detention. Wants to be defiant, it's a take away of a privilege. For the amount of spankings, that have occurred, I'm hard pressed to lose sleep, nor be called an abusive bully.

Edit to add: i have another special needs son, youngest, articulation disorder with developmental delay (order of label matters in prevelance of severity) and an older son who is 2.7 years older than my first mentioned son. He's actually the one who has emotional outbursts that do rival the patience of most any parent. My special needs sons are cakewalks. Spanking is far from routine around here.

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