Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No. Why would your kid believe hitting is wrong if they see you do it???
I don’t think hitting is always wrong. We never spanked or hotbed our kids but I definitely want them to know self-defense and that they can hit back if someone hit them.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes, my DH thinks I am a terrible mom when I do that (I am French, there may be a cultural difference here). I never hit my kids as a punishment or out of irritation but if they hit me (which is exceedingly rare, can probably count the occasions on one hand and they are 6 and 8) I tend to hit back. I remember even when my daughter was probably 18 months she hit me because she was upset and I hit back. She was stunned and furious and I was not sorry … (I didn’t hurt her fwiw it was just a swat, she hit me harder)
You literally hit a baby? WTF.
Anonymous wrote:Yes, my DH thinks I am a terrible mom when I do that (I am French, there may be a cultural difference here). I never hit my kids as a punishment or out of irritation but if they hit me (which is exceedingly rare, can probably count the occasions on one hand and they are 6 and 8) I tend to hit back. I remember even when my daughter was probably 18 months she hit me because she was upset and I hit back. She was stunned and furious and I was not sorry … (I didn’t hurt her fwiw it was just a swat, she hit me harder)