Did anybody here happen to catch the BBC series "Outnumbered" on the ABC. It was a superb rendition of modern parenthood.

"....this comedy is an honest portrayal of the well-meaning parental incompetence that happens in most homes, as Mum and Dad attempt to raise their kids with the minimum of emotional damage."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fq31t

It's a good show Poirot, but a bit... I dunno. Sickly in some way. It's very English. I want to kill the sister, I cant stand space cadets like that. The daughter reminds me of my own, but mines cuter and smiles more.

Anway it's good the son pointing out the hypocracy of the mothers feminst preaching. Always good for a laugh that stuff.

We're discussing disciplining children so why do some of you twist it by using the phrase capital punishment. Most parents do not punish their kids, they discipline them. A smacking is part of discipline & learning. It is not punishment.

divine_msn,

Thanks for that last reply. That was a lot better. I’d love to keep this discussion going further (if only OLO had a PM option), but I think I’ll bow out now. There are obviously some here who are not capable of an adult discussion on this topic and that’s why I’ve usually avoided this topic like the plague (ironically, these people are actually raising children too - from what they tell us - and that, to me, is far more scarier than smacking).

For what it’s worth though, I never, for a second, doubted that your children had grown to be anything but well adjusted people; and I don’t consider your method of raising children as necessarily “abuse” as others here would like to imply I would (why do some have to assume extremes?), I just think there are better alternatives to smacking.

Until next time...

but I think I’ll bow out now.
AJ Philips,
you mean "bail" out ?

No he's playing tennis. He must have made it to the 4th round otherwise he would have 'crashed out'