Disclaimer: This post is meant to be humorous. Please don't have a cow.
Over the years, there have been many debates on how parents should discipline children. Parents have traded in the old-school rod for a simple 3 minute timeout. It seems as if each generation gets more and more lax when it comes to disciplining children. However, it seems that each generation gets worse and worse. Spankings should always stay around.
Here's why:
1) It's biblical.
The Bible says that whoever spares the rod hates their children (Proverbs 13:24). I know, I know...you love your kids. And you would never do anything to hurt them. But sometimes, you need to put a hurting on them. In other words, tag that booty! Spanking is not the ONLY way to discipline your children, but neither is a timeout. There's something about a pop on the butt that can get a child's attention in a way that sitting in a corner can not. Besides, who on earth would argue with the Bible?! Oh, wait. Nevermind.
2) No pain, no gain.
A good spanking is actually pretty good exercise for you and your child. If you think about how much energy it takes to chase your child around with the "enforcer" of your choice, you'll realize that you are burning a pretty good amount of calories when you do so. Spanking can be a great workout for the arms and your children will strengthen their legs with all of their running. You're welcome.
3) The amount of "lip" from your children will decrease.
One thing about pain is that it always comes back to your memory when you want to take a risk. Many children take risks everyday. Those risks include: telling their parents to shut up, not eating what was put on their plate, drawing pictures on the wall, and asking "why" after an instruction is given by their parents. If a child gets spanked regularly, the memories of those spankings will override their brief thought of saying something crazy to their parents and will immediately cause them to remain silent.
4) Snooki.
Snooki does not spank her kids. Do you want to be like Snooki? I didn't think so.
5) There are no perfect kids.
You're reading this list and you're thinking, "This chick doesn't know what she's talking about. I have great kids." That means you have eyes in the back of your head and you've hired "top men" to watch them 24/7. You must be Parent of the Year.
*insert slow clap*
News flash: Kids will be kids! No disrespect, but all children need to have some level of fear of you as their parent. If the worst thing they'll get is a timeout or their iPad being taken away then they are less likely to take you seriously. Why? Because they come out of timeout after a few minutes and they know that you're going to give them their iPad back. Oooh, scary.
The bottom line is that there is nothing wrong with spanking your children, especially when you want them to do right. There is a big difference between spanking your children out of love with the motive to discipline them and beating them when you are angry with them. Most people don't know the difference and that's why they seem to be so against it. But when your child decides to stick that fork in the socket, let me know if sitting in a corner teaches them not to do it again.
Over the years, there have been many debates on how parents should discipline children. Parents have traded in the old-school rod for a simple 3 minute timeout. It seems as if each generation gets more and more lax when it comes to disciplining children. However, it seems that each generation gets worse and worse. Spankings should always stay around.
Here's why:
The Bible says that whoever spares the rod hates their children (Proverbs 13:24). I know, I know...you love your kids. And you would never do anything to hurt them. But sometimes, you need to put a hurting on them. In other words, tag that booty! Spanking is not the ONLY way to discipline your children, but neither is a timeout. There's something about a pop on the butt that can get a child's attention in a way that sitting in a corner can not. Besides, who on earth would argue with the Bible?! Oh, wait. Nevermind.
A good spanking is actually pretty good exercise for you and your child. If you think about how much energy it takes to chase your child around with the "enforcer" of your choice, you'll realize that you are burning a pretty good amount of calories when you do so. Spanking can be a great workout for the arms and your children will strengthen their legs with all of their running. You're welcome.
One thing about pain is that it always comes back to your memory when you want to take a risk. Many children take risks everyday. Those risks include: telling their parents to shut up, not eating what was put on their plate, drawing pictures on the wall, and asking "why" after an instruction is given by their parents. If a child gets spanked regularly, the memories of those spankings will override their brief thought of saying something crazy to their parents and will immediately cause them to remain silent.
Snooki does not spank her kids. Do you want to be like Snooki? I didn't think so.
You're reading this list and you're thinking, "This chick doesn't know what she's talking about. I have great kids." That means you have eyes in the back of your head and you've hired "top men" to watch them 24/7. You must be Parent of the Year.
*insert slow clap*
News flash: Kids will be kids! No disrespect, but all children need to have some level of fear of you as their parent. If the worst thing they'll get is a timeout or their iPad being taken away then they are less likely to take you seriously. Why? Because they come out of timeout after a few minutes and they know that you're going to give them their iPad back. Oooh, scary.
The bottom line is that there is nothing wrong with spanking your children, especially when you want them to do right. There is a big difference between spanking your children out of love with the motive to discipline them and beating them when you are angry with them. Most people don't know the difference and that's why they seem to be so against it. But when your child decides to stick that fork in the socket, let me know if sitting in a corner teaches them not to do it again.
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