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10 Reasons Why We Do Not Spank Our Kids

Here’s a little list of reasons why we do not spank
our kids. It is not all-inclusive by any means. There
are so many positive ways to discipline that it just
makes no sense to me why someone would choose to hit
their kids instead of teaching them and guiding them
through the rough patches! Some food for thought.

1. We love our boys!
2. How can you hit someone and yet teach them that
hitting is wrong? You can’t! A violent act is never
the way to solve a problem.
3. We want our children to listen to us because they
*respect* us, not because they are *scared* of us.
4. It has actually been shown in several studies that
spanking is not an effective tool for discipline.
5. Spanking a child on their bottom can actually
cause spinal injuries.
6. Spanking causes feeling of anger and resentment.
Not how we want our kids to feel about us!
7. I think the only time spanking would take place
would be when the “spanker” was angry with the
“spankee”. Not cool.
8. Spanking and hitting a child makes them feel awful
about themselves. Like they are not worthy of your
love and guidance because they were “bad” and that
made you hurt them.
9. Spanking is a form of control. It does not teach a
child how to correct/change what the bad behavior was.
That is the whole point of discipline! To teach the
child how to do things.
10. Most people in prison were spanked or beaten by
their parents. That, in and of itself, should show
what spanking does for someone.



Danica
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