In an interview with a Daycare owner and mother of three (who wanted to remain anonymous), when asked if she has spanked her children and does she thing that spanking is an effective way to discipline children
“Yes I have spanked my children. At the age of one I began to tap their hands and bottoms, however afterward I would tell them that I love them and inform them as to why they were being punished. I never would spank them in excess, only when they were doing things wrongs after my other ways like talking to them about their behavior didn’t work. I realized that this is an effective measure when, after I would spank them they would no longer continue with their bad behavior. I do believe that spanking is effective but only at young ages and only when a parent is actively telling their child why they did it and what the can do to avoid getting punished.”
“Yes I have spanked my children. At the age of one I began to tap their hands and bottoms, however afterward I would tell them that I love them and inform them as to why they were being punished. I never would spank them in excess, only when they were doing things wrongs after my other ways like talking to them about their behavior didn’t work. I realized that this is an effective measure when, after I would spank them they would no longer continue with their bad behavior. I do believe that spanking is effective but only at young ages and only when a parent is actively telling their child why they did it and what the can do to avoid getting punished.”
This is a method that some might over look or ever fail to acknowledge as an option. For example, at no point the Dr. Phill segment was guest Monica depicted as a mother that talks to her children about her reasons for spanking, she was being portrayed as a mother that acted out of rage.
Personally, there were only a few instances in which I have been subjected to corporal punishment. Mostly as a child I remember being told not to do something and if I did it would result in a spanking or punishment. Being “grounded meant that I was no longer able to go places or do things that I wanted to do. In raising me the grounding method was most effective, however corporal punishment was also effective. When I was younger corporal punishment was more effective. Being spanked taught me to respect my parents. It also helped me realize that I was no in control and that I must submit to authority. Once at daycare, I received a spanking for talking to during naptime, after I was warned no to talk. Although I felt as though I worthy of getting a spanking, I never made that mistake again. That was a lesson that I still carry with me to this day.
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