Ol No Bones
Banned
Being open an honest about why they are being punished and that punishment being a pop on the bum is perfectly reasonable. It is associating a quick less than harmful pain as a result of an inappropriate behavior. Hitting in anger is never ok. There is a difference in having a pop on the bum the prescribed punishment for a certain behavior and seeing it through rather than a hit in anger or raising your voice in anger. Everybody has heard this before and yet a bunch of non parents who think they know better would accuse me of child abuse. Shame on them. I agree that not all children need spanking. Not all children are the same and respond to different punishments. And BTW punishment for certain inappropriate behaviors is important in raising a disciplined child.