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Showing Original Post only (View all)Have you ever spanked your child (or any child under your care/supervision)? [View all]
Have you ever spanked your child (or any child under your care/supervision)? For the purpose of this poll, please use the M-W definition shown below which defines "to spank" as striking the buttocks with an open hand. (Not a belt, not a paddle, not a rod, not a switch, not a cane, not anywhere other than the buttocks.)
NOTE: I understand that binary yes/no polls can be challenging because there are many circumstances that can go along with various yes or no answers. So, please choose the best answer and add a comment if you need to explain or clarify.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spank
Definition of spank
(transitive verb)
(transitive verb)
: to strike especially on the buttocks with the open hand
POLL QUESTION: Have you ever spanked your child (or any child under your care/supervision)?
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21 (48%) |
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23 (52%) |
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Have you ever spanked your child (or any child under your care/supervision)? [View all]
NurseJackie
Mar 2021
OP
Same for me. He rode his bike down a hill, ran through an intersection in front of a car.
Nay
Mar 2021
#92
I have too...my oldest one...rarely. Mostly if something dangerous was done like running into
Demsrule86
Mar 2021
#211
when they are taller than you...hehe. I well remember my mother chasing my brother
Demsrule86
Mar 2021
#212
That is ridiculous...and if social service gets involved they put them in homes that do worse too...
Demsrule86
Mar 2021
#213
My 4 year old grandson acts like your nephew and a "swat" from "Poppy" is the only thing that works.
kickitup
Mar 2021
#23
"We can't have a good visit until my husband strikes my smart, active grandson a few times."
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2021
#88
Psychologically, to the victim, there is very little difference between the two and the research...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#27
What's the difference? If you leave a mark? You are the one who is putting an arbitrary line...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#37
Looks like the Universities of Texas and Michigan got nice hefty grants from the government....
George II
Mar 2021
#35
Well, anti-intellectual and science attitudes aren't exclusive to the right, that's for sure.
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#38
I don't even know what any of that means. I think there's an intended insult in there but whatever.
George II
Mar 2021
#49
I'm actually sure its all over the place, given the beliefs of some, I'm sure they were raised in
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#42
Because people don't all use the definitions you use, read the same studies, etc...
Silent3
Mar 2021
#154
Not where and when I grew up. There never was a definitional difference.
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#203
I'm sure you can point me to where I said "more parents should hit their kids", right?
George II
Mar 2021
#51
I link to 50 year meta analysis by mental health and child development professionals, and you...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#31
I'm saying what you sound like an anti-science advocate, its not a personal attack...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#56
You display obvious survivor bias in your argumentation. You can at least try.
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#63
Yes, but mostly its cognitive dissonance, when its someone's preferred belief, they really
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#108
And my parents and their six children. I have first hand proof, and it only took about 15 years....
George II
Mar 2021
#109
Why is it this easy for me? No seriously, just stop, you aren't really helping your case here.
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#114
I don't have a "case" here. But I we were to look at the evolution of child behavior, children....
George II
Mar 2021
#124
Where is your evidence that kids today are less well adjusted than "back then"...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#128
I've worked very closely with our local Board of Education over the year, and some of the things....
George II
Mar 2021
#135
We found the right balance. Others apparently cannot and gravitate to one extreme or the other.
NurseJackie
Mar 2021
#196
Your careful definition in the OP makes it clear that some people just really want a certain type of
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2021
#59
According to the definition you insisted we all use, you strike your children.
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2021
#79
Uhm, if you spanked them, you hit them, I mean, that's just literally true.
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#82
I find this anti-intellectual streak to be fascinating. I mean, if it contradicts your personal...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#50
Its a meta-study, a study of studies, if you will, and the aggregate is a consensus among...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#69
Uhm, yes they are, what else do you mean when you contradict scientific meta-studies...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#73
Wait, so if someone acted the exact same as you, but their kid had to go to therapy...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#86
OK, so what, that parent is an abuser, but you are not, what would be the difference? n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#93
You are being completely arbitrary, defensive and evasive throughout this thread.
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#106
Again, you demonstrate your own bias, if people don't use physical "discipline" they are being...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#111
You are literally arguing, in this post! That those who advocate against spanking are advocating...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#136
Anti-intellectual streak?You are going out of your way to be as insulting as possible in this thread
Hekate
Mar 2021
#172
It doesn't work for everyone. There isn't a one-size-fits-all approach that...
NurseJackie
Mar 2021
#84
What's done is done. My mind is not changed. Nor will the past be changed.
NurseJackie
Mar 2021
#151
Yes. Instead of a smack on the bottom when a child has a tantrum in the grocery store...
NurseJackie
Mar 2021
#127
I was indifferent to punishment or reward as a kid. Ask my parents or teachers.
hunter
Mar 2021
#125
Oh, and another scientific study, straight from the horses' mouth, so to speak...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2021
#144
No. I was terribly abused as a child and vowed that I would never do that to anyone else.
smirkymonkey
Mar 2021
#159
If you use physical "sanctions" to make your kids behave or be good, you're an abuser.
Duncan Grant
Mar 2021
#192
Spanking discharges the adult's anger, frustration, fear or discomfort with no positive effect.
Duncan Grant
Mar 2021
#214
Making an occasional swat on the behind equivalent to child abuse is an abomination
alphafemale
Mar 2021
#200