Spanking kids?

fritzelly wrote: »

And now we have feral kids because you can't touch them

More down to “lazy” parenting than a lack of beatings.

I am politically incorrect on this topic.

Sharp MZ700 wrote: »

Is it not his right to identify as a horse if he wants to?

Then surely you would use a whip no?

:eek::D:D

Sky King wrote: »

I think this is one of those things that will come full circle. Remember breastfeeding was out of vogue back in the day for a few years? mark my words in another few years when a kid is having a fking meltdown in Supervalu because they can't have a Taz bar, they'll get a swift punch in the face, followed by a toe up the hole, and it will sort them right out, and other parents will look on approvingly.

Hopefully you'll be allowed do it to other people's kids too.

We had that for a good 70 years.

Sure things have swung, possibly, too far the other way but if parents stopped sticking “screens” in front of their kids and put some time, and effort, in you’d see less of that bratty behaviour.

Short answer is education. Long answer is that it's probably not education specifically, but a side-effect of a combination of social changes that high levels of education brings.

I don't get the chance to spank my kid, i'm too busy spanking the missus.

mr_fegelien wrote: »

My family back in Africa is upper middle class and still spank their kids. Might have to do more with religion to be honest.

It's all intertwined. This is a broader social attitude as opposed to individuals changing their mind. Most of what we do on a day-to-day basis is down to what is considered "normal" in our society, not what we individually choose to do. It does get muddy though, since we tend to think that we've chosen to do (or not do) something, when it's actually a preference that's been conditioned into us by the society that we live in.

Individuals can be highly educated and religious. But societies who rank highly in education, tend to be the least religious.

I'm sure some academic has a name for it.

beejee wrote: »

A dinner plate across the head works wonders, although a tea saucer is also useful for lesser crimes.

The ould clatter with the platter?

Do people who spank kids also give their dog a shoe up the hole to correct them?

whisky_galore wrote: »

Do people who spank kids also give their dog a shoe up the hole to correct them?

How does one "give" a dogs anus a shoe?

Are you implying that a dogs shoitehole is like a vacuum, a black hole that will suck anything into it?

If so, how do you know?

fritzelly wrote: »

And now we have feral kids because you can't touch them

Exactly. As if a bold and feral child is really going to listen to a few words said to them by their parent. In most cases you shouldn't have to give your child a slap but I think parents should be allowed smack their kids if they are getting too brazen.

Woke Hogan wrote: »

How would you feel if your boss at work smacked you for ****ing up? Or if a guard gave you a few slaps for speeding?

I like where you're going here.

If a child screws up, you are allowed to fire them from the family. Or ask them to produce their child licence, and when they don't comply, you can fine them.

fritzelly wrote: »

And now we have feral kids because you can't touch them

I've never hit my children and they both turned out fine

beejee wrote: »

How does one "give" a dogs anus a shoe?

Are you implying that a dogs shoitehole is like a vacuum, a black hole that will suck anything into it?

If so, how do you know?

You know what I mean.

Don't give up the day job.

i'd hazard a guess that some of the feral kids that terrorise neighbourhoods and the luas red line in dublin have been hockeyed out of it by their parents. most though i would say are just an inconvenience to their parents.

KathleenGrant wrote: »

I slapped the oldest of my kids but not the last few. I think I learned some skills as a parent to discipline along the way. Don't agree kids are feral because they are not slapped. They are feral because they are badly parented.

True enough.
However, the issue arising here is where people believe that as long as they are not slapping their children, they are parenting well. This is not the case.

A rising issue with kids today is their parents going to bat for them too much, acting more as a personal bodyguard than a parent. The problem is it also a readymade way to foster a disrespectful, entitled or superior attitude towards others, and towards elders in particular. This is evident in the noticeable change in attitude displayed towards teachers for example. Parents are guilty of refusing to place blame at their childs door far too often because they dont want to accept or believe that their child can act out in a school environment.

I remember being in school, and while I was a good child in general and never in any real trouble, at second level I could be a little sh*t if I knew I would get away with it. It was the whole pack mentality thing and I acted and spoke in there in a manner i never would have at home. Many people were like this truth be told. I dont get why anyone would expect their own child to, in turn, be any different to what they experienced themselves.

anyone who hits their kids is a scumbag in my eyes.

MeTheMan wrote: »

What is the appropriate response to a child that has lost it in a shop or at home??

A friend of mine had a 9 year old did just that. She pulled out the phone and recorded it, then showed it back to the child when the child had calmed down.