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 Stelter
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Date Posted: 04:20:44 04/13/25 Sun
In reply to:
Jeff D
's message, "Re: Why are girls spanked older" on 15:40:39 04/12/25 Sat
Jeff, Laura,
For me too (growing up in Germany in the 60s and 70s), my experiences coincide with yours. Boys were spanked much more often than girls at pre-school/primary school age, but then it was usually over by the age of 10 or 11, or at the latest at confirmation, as it was for me (around 14). My sister, my female cousins and some girls from school, on the other hand, often felt the punishing hand of their parents on their bottoms until they were 16 or sometimes even 18.
In addition to everything that has already been rightly described here, I believe that it is primarily related to the gender role that was expected of children at the time. While the son's rebelliousness in the teenage years was seen as an exercise for life (the boy should not become a wimp), girls were primarily expected to behave well and be obedient. They were expected to learn to become loving, caring wives and mothers and not to disgrace their families. And until well into the 80s and 90s, parents tried to achieve this with the cane if they thought it was appropriate.
In Germany, all corporal punishment of children has been banned since 2000. In this respect, I cannot say what the situation is today. Because if children are actually still being chastised today, nobody talks about it anymore. Kind regards - Stelter
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