My general opinion on parents "grounding" their kids

[Trogtor]

At least spanking says "OH DADDY I WON'T DO IT ANYMORE I PROMISE" and grounding is like "OH MY GOD YOU ARE SUCH cigarette! I'M MOVING WITH BILLY's PARENTS."

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[Nymethus]

ITT: kids mad at their parents for punishing them.

punishments aren't that effective anyway so it seems reasonable

[Snaffle J. Bean]

At least spanking says "OH DADDY I WON'T DO IT ANYMORE I PROMISE" and grounding is like "OH MY GOD YOU ARE SUCH cigarette! I'M MOVING WITH BILLY's PARENTS."

Yes, but spanking causes your kid to be uncomfortable near you.

Last time I was grounded, I was like 5. Total times I've been grounded is about 4, so it must have worked. Either that, or I just stopped being a little starfish around then.

[Narkro555]

Any form of punishment can be effective, it's just that people try to make the one's used on them most bad.

[JimJam]

Yes, but spanking causes your kid to be uncomfortable near you.

Untrue.

[Snaffle J. Bean]

Untrue.

My friends say it did for them. Though, that could possibly be because they're socially awkward :/

[RedGajin]

Sandvich got grounded for fingering little girls.

[IkeTheGeneric]

I was raised on the whole physical punishment by getting spanked with a belt or a wooden spoon. It didn't do anything except make me cry (I was 3-5).

Grounding is effective because it works for children of any age. If you are a stupid buttforget, you lose privileges. Simple and easy.

[Snaffle J. Bean]

getting spanked with a belt or a wooden spoon.

oh god asssplinters

[*Magick* Mage]

Groundings usually only work if a child respects their parents and their decision. Ultimately, it is how you raise the child. Instead of telling them what they shouldn't be and what they shouldn't do, you should show them what they should be doing. The best parents are usually those that don't advocate "Do as I say, not as I do" (That isn't to say these parents are bad, though), but instead try to set an example. And that includes admiting to when they are wrong and apologizing when they make a mistake. Hitting may work for some children, but for others they connect pain not with the action of what they did, but instead with the parent. Some don't see it as a form of punishment, but rather a call of dominance, the parent basically telling the child to obey their whims or they shall feel their wrath. :/

[Nymethus]

Let your kids do whatever and punish them when you feel like it - levitation snake 15:1337

[Trogtor]

Let your kids do whatever and punish them when you feel like it - levitation snake 15:1337

????

[Makingblah]

if you don't do anything bad, you wont get grounded. my parents would ground me if i did something immoral, as to something they dont agree with.

[TeslaCoil]

What, you can dish it but you can't take it?

[blaman]

I've been grounded once in my life when I was like 10 for throwing a rock at another kid.
Never since or prior to that.