I'm watching Dr. Phil right now, and it's about spanking. In my opinion it's an incredibly evil act that counts as child abuse. What I think is even worse is schools that allow corporal punishment. It creates the sense of helplessness and fear. Parents, schools, and so on use helplessness and fear to get the children to behave. It goes too far sometimes - it can cause spinal problems, testicular damage, and so on.
I hate, especially, when parents use the excuse of "it made me behave when I was a kid." It worked because it put fear in their young little mind. Instead of the parent being seen as loving and whatnot, they're seen as wardens or something. Most 30-something year olds, or younger/older, with kids, cannot remember the fear and whatnot when they were 9 and got spanked very often. It many times does not work.
It's child abuse in the sense that the children cannot defend themselves. I think perhaps spanking should be illegal, with a punishment that fits the crime...a spankin'. Corporal punishment for crimes is illegal in the US, so, here's a question: what makes children exempt from this law? If a prison inmate is being belligerant, they might be restrained or something, but they aren't hit with a belt.
If you look at it, it's barbaric. Parents hit their kids with belts, paddles, and so on. Some parents who spank don't stop there. They scream, they slap, and so on.
I hate, especially, when parents use the excuse of "it made me behave when I was a kid." It worked because it put fear in their young little mind. Instead of the parent being seen as loving and whatnot, they're seen as wardens or something. Most 30-something year olds, or younger/older, with kids, cannot remember the fear and whatnot when they were 9 and got spanked very often. It many times does not work.
It's child abuse in the sense that the children cannot defend themselves. I think perhaps spanking should be illegal, with a punishment that fits the crime...a spankin'. Corporal punishment for crimes is illegal in the US, so, here's a question: what makes children exempt from this law? If a prison inmate is being belligerant, they might be restrained or something, but they aren't hit with a belt.
If you look at it, it's barbaric. Parents hit their kids with belts, paddles, and so on. Some parents who spank don't stop there. They scream, they slap, and so on.