Spanking Children Not Discipline

Spanking children is the best way to discipline them.” “Spanking children is not discipline; it is abuse.” “Why is that parent not disciplining their child.” How many different times have you heard people use these phrases? Spanking is just a way to discipline a child; it is not a way to abuse a child. There is a huge debate in today’s society about whether or not spanking is an acceptable form of punishment and discipline. I believe that spanking is a great way to discipline children, and I believe that there are many positive results of disciplining children by spanking them. Discipline should be very important to a parent. When trying to raise children, parents must teach their children the difference between wrong from right. When children do something right, they should be rewarded. When children do something wrong, they need to be disciplined. From my experiences and …show more content…
The little boy would have understood that picking up toys and games off the shelves at a store is not acceptable unless he is going to buy it. Also, if the mother of this child would have spanked him right away, it would have saved her a lot of time that was spent yelling at the little boy. The mother would have had a more enjoyable day at the store, and her young child would have learned his lesson very quickly. I understand that each parent has a choice of how to discipline their children, but I believe some ways are more effective than others. From my experiences and observations, I have come to the obvious conclusion that spanking is the best form of discipline. Spanking is a great way to teach young children that if they do something wrong there will be a punishment. Once children realize that the punishment will be a spanking, they will do their absolute best to be well behaved so that they will not get spanked