(January 17, 2014 at 11:26 am)bennyboy Wrote:LOL! They very loud "HEY!" I agree with, and even picking them up and moving them away from the source of danger, would be a good solution. But spanking? Hurting them so they don't get hurt? Spanking them harms them just as much as a burn from the stove. One teaches them "If I do that mummy/daddy will hurt me." the other teaches them "Better not touch the stove, it'll hurt." Which is the better lesson? Which one that will actually be of some use when they're in a situation where mummy or daddy aren't there to hurt them?(January 17, 2014 at 11:16 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote: That'll be because the consequence of touching something hot is burning yourself.In this case, a spanking or a very loud "HEY!" would be better. The child can still associate discomfort with the stove, but without the parent pointlessly risking the child's wellbeing.
What kind of morals are based on "That's wrong because mummy or daddy will hit me!"? Not very good ones. No wonder jails are full of people who were spanked as children.
