Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Okay To Spank Kids?

Yes. In spite of insidious propaganda like this, spanking your kids early in life is NECESSARY to convince them you WILL do it. I did it, and usually did not have to use corporal punishment on my kids later in life because they KNEW I’d do it. Today, kids who know their parents will not spank them run wild because they have been taught that all they have to do it threaten to “turn their parents in” to the “child protectors” if they feel (in their infinite wisdom) that they’re being abused. Today they teach parents NOT to spank them and when they (predictably) get in trouble, they want to blame the parents. I’m sure you’ve heard “authorities” talking about “punishing the parents” of obstreperous kids when it was “the authorities” who destroyed the parents’ ability to control them with their faulty teachings. (Soda Head)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not so. My wife and I never spanked her children. They have turned out fine. They how have children, They have never spanked their children. Their children are respectful, obedient,and happy.

The same is true for the children of almost all our friends.

Ray Thomas said...

Anon: Yes, so. You are an exception to the rule and I'm not even sure of your definition of "fine." Not at least letting your kids know EARLY that you WILL spank them, plus the propaganda they're fed by "society," guarantees they will NOT be "fine." I let mine know early that I WOULD, and then I didn't have to do so later.

Anonymous said...

i wish you didn't post this, even if you believe it. i don't think it is necessary, and it sounds ridiculous to insist it is, as obviously many healthy adults were raised without being abused. it is not okay for us to hit anyone else in society, only helpless children? you are undermining your efforts by putting this on your site and making yourself any easy target. attention needs to go to the issue of the money racket that is cps, but you are discrediting your opinion by putting this on your page.

Ray Thomas said...

Anon: I don't agree (obviously). If you DON'T spank your kids, at least when they are young enough to learn from it, they KNOW they can get away with ANYTHING and do. There's a difference between a spanking and abuse. You sound like one of those "child protectors" yourself.