RE: Beating Children
September 23, 2011 at 8:40 am
(This post was last modified: September 23, 2011 at 8:43 am by fr0d0.)
I've thought for a long time that physical punishment should be an option, and that mental abuse can be worse in some cases. Having said that I've never hit my kids and have no intention of doing so.
It sure does help disciplining them as early as possible.. patient correction saves what is an impossible task when the kids are older. I remember my wife patiently saiying "No" when my kids would look around at her before they put their hands on something they shouldn't. And if they pushed it they'd be picked up and moved away... rinse, wash, repeat. But they got the message. They are a joy to take out because they listen.
As a kid I was smacked by my dad once. I don't think it was effective because in my mind it was unjust, and still is.
At junior school I was caned twice on the hands. Completely innefective. I remember one rebellious Indian girl being spanked across the headmasters knee in a coridoor as we all filed past. She was still swearing at him. Admittedly at that time not many kids seemed to get into a lot of trouble, but the whole ethos back then was different.
In the rougher areas locally teachers have a hard job controlling the kids. Because they've learn't no discipline at home they're almost impossible to control. Only shouting works. Very different from China, where they can have massive classes because the discipline is near perfect.
It sure does help disciplining them as early as possible.. patient correction saves what is an impossible task when the kids are older. I remember my wife patiently saiying "No" when my kids would look around at her before they put their hands on something they shouldn't. And if they pushed it they'd be picked up and moved away... rinse, wash, repeat. But they got the message. They are a joy to take out because they listen.
As a kid I was smacked by my dad once. I don't think it was effective because in my mind it was unjust, and still is.
At junior school I was caned twice on the hands. Completely innefective. I remember one rebellious Indian girl being spanked across the headmasters knee in a coridoor as we all filed past. She was still swearing at him. Admittedly at that time not many kids seemed to get into a lot of trouble, but the whole ethos back then was different.
In the rougher areas locally teachers have a hard job controlling the kids. Because they've learn't no discipline at home they're almost impossible to control. Only shouting works. Very different from China, where they can have massive classes because the discipline is near perfect.
