Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
why is it so many people think physical pain is the end of the fvcking world? my brother has his ENTIRE house lined with that cushion puzzle stuff that are usually used in kids rooms. the entire house has like a 1/4" cushion because he is afraid his 2 yr old will fall down. low and behold whenever my nephew goes outside, he walks extremely unsteadily (much more unsteadily than how he walks when IN the house) and falls more often outside. so much for cushioning everything.
physical pain is just one tool, only a fool thinks it is the only way of disciplining kids.
however, it does have it's place.
Because hitting kids is just a way to deal with your own phucked up mind, you know you can correct them without physical pain, you CAN actually talk to them and make them understand WHY, that way they might grow up to be responsible human beings and try talking to people rather than hitting them in the face when they don't agree.
I have teenage kids now, i raised them as a single father, i know what works for them and what does not, this worked for them, i have NEVER spanked, slapped or grabbed anyone of them hard, i can tell them NO and they know what i mean.
And, no, it isn't ok to spank or hit them because YOU got scared, you teach them why NOT to do it and they won't.
Every kid that has been raised this way wants to please their parents, so they will NOT do things that upsets their parents, because they respect them, kids who have been raised on pain will learn to respect pain, not their parents, they will grow up scared of pain which will make them weaklings, just like you, and they will also use the same tool to control those who they percieve as weaker than themselves.
This is basic child psychology stuff, i am surprised that we have a psychologist in this thread that seems to fail to understand the simple effects involved.