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Old Dec 14, 2014, 06:59 AM
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On very rare occasions my dad would slap my leg if I was very naughty...I can't say I am emotionally scarred from it at all! I believe it has it's place. What I don't condone is leaving a kid with a welt or bruises as this to me is abusive. It's great if you can reason with your child without slapping them but sometimes you can't reason with them and I think it is especially appropriate if a child puts themselves in danger and needs to learn pretty quickly that they can't do that.

Not all children are the same and I firmly believe a smack has it's place and time.

Don't confuse this with abuse! Beating a child is far different from a slap. The slaps I received barely hurt but I associated it with wrong doing and never did the thing I was slapped for again.

My cousin was a very badly behaved child...his mother was a good mother and his brothers and sisters were well behaved. He set fire to her bed...she didn't hit him but explained he could of really hurt her.....he did it again while she was asleep and this time she slapped his bum and he never did it again.

I totally understand why people are against it especially if they were actually abused and not just slapped for being naughty. For this I am sorry but you have to try and understand, a slap for being naughty and being abused are different.

Basically it should be down to the parent. What works for one child may not work for another. The parent should be able to decide (aslong as not abusive) what is appropriate.
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