I know this is a touchy topic but I was curious.


Do you spank?
Choose yes if you do regardless of if its on the butt our hand
And no means no obviously


as hard as it is for us let's try to stay civil lol

Yep. Spanking is a last resort and never done in anger, but it is an effective punishment in my household.

No, we don't spank.

we dont spank our 4 year old, we do the naughty step,
but at the same time my sisters spank there children and i feel somethimes it is more out of stress than anything else and often another "punishment" (hate that word for children) would be fitting. I know in england it is legal to smack a child as long as you dont leave a mark!. Im not sure where i stand on the current law.

we dont spank our 4 year old, we do the naughty step,
but at the same time my sisters spank there children and i feel somethimes it is more out of stress than anything else and often another "punishment" (hate that word for children) would be fitting. I know in england it is legal to smack a child as long as you dont leave a mark!. Im not sure where i stand on the current law.

Nope. I don't have the heart to So we have other methods that are just as effective. It's what works for us!

But I get why some people would spank their kids...

Yes I do. SO wont. He does not want to be the "bad guy"

My daughter is 5 and I believe we have only ever spanked twice? It is a last resort and never done in anger or frustration.

time outs, and redirection.
I do pat hands. Only if they touch things they shouldn't be. After i told them not too 100x .

But spank every time discipline is needed, no.

Nope. Spanking isn't for us.

Spanking yes, but not a lot. Its something we do, but we don't do it as a first punishment we use other things first.

Nope. I feel like my son is too young for that. (almost 16 months) I have slapped his hand away from a hot pan once. He laughed his head off and hit me right back. So, I get down on his level, look him in the eyes and explain why he can't do something. Then I redirect. When he's old enough to understand, I'll do timeouts.

Sounds like some if you have different views on what spanning is.

What do you consider spanking?


Personally I think its any type of hitting.

Quoting ❥New Beginnings:" Sounds like some if you have different views on what spanning is. What do you consider spanking? Personally I think its any type of hitting."

any type of hitting xx

Absolutely not. I find it's much more effective to punish and then talk about it with an older child. With a younger child, redirection works very well.

I was spanked as a child and for me, spanking is second nature... It's actually very difficult to not get frustrated and just let my hand swing. It takes a lot of self-control, especially with my step-DD because she was a very difficult child when she came to visit us. She asked me the second day she was here "Are you going to spank me?". I found that very sad. Not only that, but when she did something naughty and I got upset, she would run and cower and look at me with such fear...it made me so sad and sick. I don't ever want my children to be afraid of me. I was able to change her behavior, instill manners in her, give her responsibilities like making her bed and helping to put away groceries, and she went home a polite and happy child...all without spanking.