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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ive read some of the spanking thread, [b]Im of the mindset with a 3yo that an occasioanal swipe on the butt is ok but nothing more than that.[/b]
Im curious for those of you that spank, what did you spank for? and did you kid do the same thing again?
had you tried time out or loss of privilege first and it didnt work?[/quote]

You are mistaken. Instead of hitting your child why not try some actual parenting? I am pretty sure you are the OP of the spanking thread. Corporal punishment only resorts in one thing: your child being afraid of you. Of course fear is a very powerful teacher - however it doesn't teach what you actually want to be learned. It teaches a child to try to avoid getting hit. It doesn't teach a child right from wrong, manners, good behavior or social skills.

If you ever only hit a child once in their life for breaking a car window - yes most likely that child will never break a car window again. That still doesn't mean there is no other way than to hit your child. One that doesn't break your child's trust in you. One that doesn't involve taking advantage of a helpless human being.
If you hit your child every time he/she misbehaves it won't do anything but damage your relationship. The more often you hit the less effective it gets. Your child learns that hitting is acceptable. Your child also learns to fear you. Either your child withdraws from you or your child rebels against this. Either way you will not end up with a well adjusted adult with good social skills, coping skills, anger management skills, problem solving skills etc.[/quote]

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