Spanking Child With Wooden Spoon Not Child Abuse, Says State Court

[moriah]

471. I get your point, but it'd be more to teach them *why* it's wrong.

Namely, that being hit hurts. If they don't like how it feels, they shouldn't do it to others. And if your kids don't learn that lesson one way or another while they're in your household, they will learn it when they get out into the real world, with far worse consequences than a red behind for an hour. I know I'd try another measure first, but I'm pretty damn sure I'd end up spanking on a second incident (though the guy I'm seeing is also not keen on spanking either, so between the two of us I would hope we could come up with a unique and effective enough punishment on the first offense).

And no, I'm not saying this for the silly recurrent fights that happen between siblings -- if you spanked for that, you'd be spanking every day. I'm speaking particularly to reports from the school that a child started a physical altercation at school, especially if they did any kind of damage that required medical attention.

Aka, Serious Business. Not the BS things that so many parents spank for out of frustration and anger -- see this article. http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/28/would-you-record-yourself-spanking-your-kids/