(July 19, 2016 at 9:14 pm)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: So I was listening to a TTA podcast and while I think the forum went over this topic a few years ago I thought I'd rehash it. Spanking, right or wrong? You thoughts on spanking as a form of godly discipline? Were you spanked? Did it affect you in anyway? Thoughts in general…
We live in a society that has changed a great deal from when our parents were children. I, personally have been spanked countless times plus slaps on the back of thighs, and guess what, just like my parents, it didn't do me any harm. However, I refused to spank my daughters because even though it is a parents duty, I couldn't bring myself to do it. On the otherhand, I don't care if my children are 12 and 13 years old respectively, if they merit a punishment, they will get it. I just send either both of them or just one of them (whoever is playing up at the time) to their rooms and take anything away from them i.e. tablet, laptops, telephones and give them a book to read and a duration of the punishment. I will come back in and I will explain as to why I had to punish them. Punishing a child without an explanation afterwards doesn't teach them anything. My most famous incident was when I promised to take my children to a large park in Paris for a few hours so they can enjoy themselves. My eldest crossed the line that morning, but I had to keep my promise. We all went to the park as if nothing happened and had the time of our lives, the rides, the ice-cream etc. When we finally got home, I had no need to say anything because my eldest went to her room. It was only for 45 minutes, and then we ate, and then watched a marathon episode of the Simpsons and we all laughed.
