re: Do yall baws hit yalls kids?

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Same here. Spanked for a couple of years with my oldest before deciding it was ineffective. And strangely enough, my oldest turned out to be my wild child

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It seems the wild child is more resistant to spanking. I was one. It didn't take my parents long to figure out spanking wasn't a deterrent unless the pushed the limits of abuse. Taking activities away was far more effective because I could take a whipping.

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Meh. You're dealing with kids, not grown ups. They don't reason or logic.

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Kids as early as 3 can show signs of using reason. This is why discipline is effective for correcting behavior or positive reinforcement is effective in promoting good behavior. Cause and effect.

The best thing about reasoning is that it can be developed like any skill. Skills are best learned by doing. If your kid says all humans can't be animals because we don't have four legs, then you can show him why we are animals by using language and examples that are appropriate for his age. You can do it by pointing out reasoning used by people in the books he reads or you read to him. The same for TV shows. He will also model reasoning you use. But the best is to provide plenty of opportunities to practice reasoning for himself.

Now, back to cause and effect. My kids know there is punishment for wrongdoings (thats where logic comes in). There is never an occasion where if they break the rules its not addressed. Ever. Not once. In order for logic to work there has to be reasoning within the set parameters of rules. Like, if I don't clean my room when dad says to clean it, then I will pay a price (usually scrubbing the inside of the garbage can, or weeding the flowers, privileges taken away or even spanking). Once that order is established….that there is a negative effect for rule breaking and a positive effect for good actions (not a reward or praise but the lack of punishment) then it's pretty easy. But the key is allowing them the freedom to choose which course they want to take and being willing to back up their negative choices with punishment every time and their positive choices every time.

Once they understand the parameters it's easy as long as you're willing to punish them when they do wrong. Most people will let things slide sometimes and create an environment where the kid will feel like "Maybe I'll get away with it". I feel like that's the main problem in parenting. Being inconsistent. If kids learn early on that no matter what there will be a price to pay then it rarely (like once a year at my house) escalates to the point of handing out a spanking.

But, to each his own. I'm just stating what works for my kids. If you have to spank your kids regularly then go ahead. I just think there is more than one way to skin a cat.

Never spanked my girl she's 10
12 year old boy whipped maybe twice
My 8 year old boy gets a whipping a week and ironically him and I have the best father son relationship. Some kids just need that extra discipline.

You can always do the counting method. 1,2 but if you don't do shite on 3, you're screwed. I always laughed at parents who tried that method. Establish yourself with a swift slap across the legs. Once established that you will do it again, all you will need is a stern look after that.

Nope, never have.

My son and I are like best friends which is probably wrong but WTF you gonna do.

Every kid I know who's father beat him is either mentally screwed up or not close to the father.

I will definitely pass a slap when they need an attitude adjustment or some extra motivation

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Every kid I know who's father beat him is either mentally screwed up or not close to the father.

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My step father spanked me with a belt on the regular (I definitely deserved it). He is the best man I have ever known or will ever know. I am a much better person for having him raise me than if he had not been there.

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She got her spanking and sat still while I explained to her what she did and how she has to take responsibility for her actions.

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Yeah - this is the effective point of spanking - not to injure the child, but just to get their 100% full attention to deliver the teaching point - actions have consequences and just the whole right/wrong things.

Spanking does not equal "beating."

my son is two. He's had his little curls pulled long ago and hand slapped firm many times.... about old enough to bust that butt now