Do you believe in spanking?

yes - If done correctly (use your hand only on the child's bottom - WITH clothes, not in anger), it tends to deter behavior for very young children. After about age 5, no - it does no good

yes, spanking is a fun way of passing time with those you love!!!

Only if you want your children to have fantasies of killing you in many horrific ways.

I'm 31 mom of two boys. Yes but I don't use it all the time. When I do spank it is only after my son has been told clearly that that will be the consequence if he continues his behavior. Then it's a couple quick swats on the bottom and into time out. I don't beat him and I don't spank out of my anger or tiredness. I will spank a hand without warning if my child does something very dangerous like reach for a stove burner or run away toward the road.

I believe that a good spanking is what a LOT of kids need. Spare the rod soil the child. I was whooped... lots of times.. and I whooped my kids. They are stable members of society.

23 , i do believe in spanking as a last resort , kids are so spoiled these days they sometimes need it . It worked for so many years and then all the sudden it is wrong , kids today are pansies and this is why .

27. No because it's unnecessary, and it mainly exists in those of a lower socio economic class. That or their parents raised them by spanking them and now they feel the need to hit their kids because it's what they were taught. Violence only teaches violence, and more often than not the child will end up repeating more bad behavior just to get the attention. There are other ways to deal with children. Give them time out, take away their toys, send them to their room. But whatever you do, don't comfort them when they cry because they want their way. You're the boss, and they need to know that. But never do you have to hit a child to show them you're the boss. Just remove them from the situation and do not reward them! If they don't have toys, No TV! No Playtime! Ground them. How hard is that?

There are a lot of ways you can discipline children, and if spanking is not included in the mix, you will have trouble. Taking away priviledges and time outs can be effective, but if they don't have it in their mind that there comes a point that you will bust their butts, you'll struggle. If you talk with people who love and respect their parents, and visit them often, and call them often, you will find more often than not that their parents spanked them. It is one of many tools necessary to discipline children

no, it's not an effective form of discipline. There are so many better ways to teach a child correct behavior.