Date Posted:13:54:17 09/07/24 Sat
I am also a teacher. I have always been anti-spanking. I have read all of the research on both sides. I find that the pro-spanking research is done with bias. However, as I've been teaching and working with children for a few years now I've gotten to know the kiddos and their parents. I have a good idea which ones use spanking in their homes and which do not. It's not scientific, but I have in recent years softened my opposition to spanking. Many of the kids who I know or strongly suspect receive corporal punishment at home are very intelligent, well behaved, well adjusted and socialize very well, whereas some of the kids who I am certain do not and likely never have received a spanking are some of the worst kids you will ever see.
Date Posted:07:11:54 09/23/24 Mon
I think it's great that a woman like Maddie, who is a teacher and already has to observe and judge as part of her job, has changed her attitude towards spanking. Yes, the studies and so-called scientific reports say that spanking harms children. I think it depends on whether someone is getting spanked or being mistreated. I come from a generation in which it was still common in my country to punish your children with a spanking, sometimes a thorough spanking. And none of those around me have become criminals, idiots or psychopaths, as the so-called pundits always want you to believe will happen. What I've noticed is that since spanking was banned, violence among young people and the disregard for rules and boundaries has become rampant.
Date Posted:07:22:17 09/23/24 Mon
Let's be clear, Maddie didn't say that she has changed her opinion or her attitude towards spanking. She said she has SOFTENED HER OPPOSITION. That is something QUITE different.
Date Posted:06:45:55 09/24/24 Tue
Michael,
I whole hardly agree with you. Since parents have stopped disciplining or spanking their teens, they are ruining our society.
Date Posted:16:31:09 09/24/24 Tue
Anna.
I´m not that good in english but if I´m right, you disagree. In what point? Iwrote: What I've noticed is that since spanking was banned, violence among young people and the disregard for rules and boundaries has become rampant. And you wrote: Since parents have stopped disciplining or spanking their teens, they are ruining our society. What is the big different?
Date Posted:17:28:01 09/24/24 Tue
If you can't understand or comprehend what I wrote how can you even begin to understand or comprehend any data or research. That is NOT what I said asshole, and don't put words in my mouth.
Please show your data to back up your asinine statement.
