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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've got 4 kids - oldest is 24.  In general, I don't know of any of my kids friends who get spanked.

I think it's more common in the South, and among less educated people since [b]so many studies have come out in the last decade or so saying that it doesn't work as a discipline technique (otherwise you'd only ever do it once). [/b]

I've never spanked. I've grabbed arms, and I've clenched my own fists to keep from hitting because I know I have a temper. [/quote]

Curious definition of a discipline technique -- I wasn't aware that time outs were supposed to work the first time, that you only need to do it once.  Or that you only need one check on a reward chart, that you only need to do it once.  Do those not work as discipline techniques either?[/quote]

This. I've never understood these impossible standards by which to judge a technique or punishment or whatever you want to call it. I will say, however, from personal experience, that spanking is a lot more effective than anything else (assuming, of course, that it's combined with talking and instruction, and praise etc.) Timeouts are often worthless.[/quote]

It's effective, but depending on what you want the effect to be.

For example, I never did the behavior again.  Check

But I never forgot that my father hit me and our relationship was never the same.  I do not trust him and I will never, ever leave him alone with my child.

Effective?  Yes.[/quote]

Don't you think that's a bit dramatic? Your relationship was never the same? Come on. That must have been a lot more than a spanking.[/quote]

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