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So, pro-spanking parents aren’t Nazis? : Comments
By Ben-Peter Terpstra, published 13/4/2011The evidence supports corporal punishment as a viable and valuable method of discipline.
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Grandma used it extremely sparingly as she said it wasn't her place to smack her grandkids.
Jeez, she didn't mind tanning our bums when we played up I reminded but she just smiled and said we needed it ... LOL
As stated earlier, I have no resentment whatsoever because I always knew I was being punished for wrongdoing. And being reasonably bright I didn't need too much explanation that the behaviour had been unacceptable - I generally KNEW.
I do remember once getting into trouble at school, having my head nearly ripped off over something I had no involvement in and being so indignant that my Dad went and saw the Principal. He ended up apologising.
If I had been guilty my Dad would have tanned my backside but he was ready to defend my innocence too. I had great trust in my parents, they were people of integrity and their parents before them. We have tried to live accordingly and believe our own kids have the same regard for us. In any case we have very good relationships with our adult offspring. And *SURPRISE* their child management attitudes are similar to how they were raised, including smacking.
I actually asked my eldest son yesterday did he think we did a fair job as parents? Did he feel he'd had a happy childhood? His initial response was, "Hell yeah!" In the ensuing conversation where mostly pleasant memories were evoked, he said that some of his friends thought he was pretty lucky in the parent stakes. Never told me that before, felt pretty good! "What brought this on?" he finally asked. Never mind I said :-) My last post on this thread. Happy Blessed Easter to all. For non-believers - enjoy the holiday.