Who Needs a Spanking? (Alexia's Books)

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Crying is very natural before, during and after the spanking, and the child should never be punished for that. A 2009 study from the University of New Hampshire said that children who were spanked had lower IQs than those who weren’t. Done with love, followed by guidance/teaching and respect, which are some of the 7 Traits of Effective Parenting. Now that you’ve read to the bottom (heh) of this article, odds are you know whether spanking therapy is something you want to explore.

Spanking has gotten a bad rap in the past few years, even though for a lot of us, it was our parent’s discipline of choice. Gabrielle Kassel (she/her) is a queer sex educator and wellness journalist who is cIt’s difficult to show our children how to maintain control over their choices when we are using a form of discipline that leads adults to lose complete control. I've seen this first hand, and I know that all it does is encourage more unruliness in kids because they can cross the line as much as they want with no consequences. FYI - If you hit your child with any object (belt, brush, fly swatter, wooden spoon) it falls under the U. This lets your child know why you thought it was necessary and that hitting others is not normally a tool they should use.

If he or she deliberately disobeys, the child should be informed of the upcoming spanking and escorted to a private area.On the other hand, discipline is motivated by love for the child, focuses on the future, and results in obedience and feelings of security. What was originally a spanking intended to make him stop coloring on the walls–evolved into another spanking and a lot more anger and frustration. Here in the UK, this survey taken by the country's most respected polling agency in 2007 shows only 24% of current parents admitting to smacking their children, and only 7% of current parents thinking it's an effective behaviour management strategy. Add on to that, growing up in a society which promoted a ‘better, gentler’ way of raising children, it seemed like the right thing to do.

Utilizing natural consequences (cleaning things up, etc) << that one is ALWAYS the best one, but sometimes you need a little time to think. Nationally recognized parenting expert Amy McCready is the Founder of Positive Parenting Solutions® and the best-selling author of The “Me, Me, Me” Epidemic - A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World and If I Have to Tell You One More Time…The Revolutionary Program That Gets Your Kids to Listen Without Nagging, Reminding or Yelling.If this article is all about not spanking then we as parents need rational alternatives to spanking, as well as ways to deal with what can be frustrating moments during our parenting journey.