the kid wasn't doing this
teaching them that beating things that are acting inappropriately instead of intelligently telling them it's wrong is a great idea!
BEAT THEM GOD DAMN IT, THIS IS A GREAT IDEA
Odd, I never had this problem. Did you? Since most opinions (i believe) are formed from first hand experience, are you calling yourself stupid and unable to grasp the big picture?
were you stupid as a child? I was quite worried about my external appearance. I would assume others are this way also.
wow, something i agree with
perhaps a small bit, but definitely not enough to allow dicipline by beating
aaaaaa this post is making me feel
stupider
Lol great post 10/10 would read again. The amount of actual rebuttals was astounding. Honestly, why is it so hard for people to have intelligent conversations on the internet? Maybe a lack of proper parenting and discipline?
To address your points (if I can call them that):
Did you see the kid? I don't remember you being with the OP during this trip. Regardless of that, I wasn't mentioning specifics, so bringing up the kid from the OP's post is irrelevant.
Kids aren't intelligent, hence school. Why is it that kids do "wrong" things after their parents tell them to stop? Frankly, kids are stupid and don't understand the reasons behind why parents say no or stop.
Despite his mother's warnings, he still touches the thing. (I understand that video sucks, but it's the only one I could find that illustrated my point). This is the crap kids do every day because they don't really see beyond their want.
See above.
Like I mentioned, kids (like teenagers) generally do not comprehend the consequences of their actions, aka "the big picture". Maturity is the gaining of that awareness. By saying "grasping the big picture", I mean to say that when a kid has an idea in their head, that is the priority and they have a hard time seeing beyond it, like I mentioned above. If the kid wants a toy or something and are told no, they're going to be upset and possibly throw a fit because, at that moment in time, that toy is the center of their universe.
Though I see kids regularly do things that the average person wouldn't (ie crying in public, screaming, etc.), maybe embarrassment and fear isn't the point I should be making. Kids are stubborn and only yield to certain things depending on their mood. However, pain is something a kid will always yield to.
That's good.
While I classify beating as any sort of physical abuse done out of anger, a few spankings out of love for the child does not classify as beating. On one hand, you have parents that use physical discipline for their own gain (shutting the kid up, stopping embarrassment to the parent, etc.), there are many parents that love their kid enough to punish them for the moment with a bit of pain (so the lesson sticks with them) so that they might have a better future having learned the lesson.
Finally, why attack me? I mean, the names don't bother me, but calling me them doesn't somehow further your points.
It's called parenting.
A bad parent would had given the child anything he wanted if he stopped crying.
Thank you.
You ought to talk to them and try to figure out what they want, and if what they want is a need, fulfill the need. If it's a want, talk to them.
Bottom line, in case you didn't get it: Talk to your loving child before beating them
It's assumed that you've attempted this before physical discipline is given.
