Sentences with phrase «parents spank»

Gershoff reports that Straus and Stewart (1999) found that 94 % of American parents spank their children by the ages of 3 or 4.

While it may be that corporal punishment leads to decreased aggression, it is also technically possible that decreased aggression in children leads parents to spank (perhaps parents spank because the children are not aggressive enough?)

New research finds that parents spank or hit more often and for more mundane reasons than researchers previously thought.

[George W. Holden, Paul A. Williamson and Grant W. O. Holland, Eavesdropping on the family: A pilot investigation of corporal punishment in the home] Previous studies using parental self - reports have estimated that parents spank about 18 times per year.

The child welfare system is more likely to intervene in households in «less neighborly» neighborhoods and in which parents spank their kids, a new study shows.

So why do parents spank their children, if it is risky and harmful to kids?

Yeah some parents spank their children because of those reasons but not every parent that does it.

After reading the responses to the article Should Parents Spank Their Children?

However, it was reported that as may as 90 % of parents spank their children.

Many parents spank only as a last resort and say they feel horrible about it afterward.

When parents spank, it «works» because the kids are scared of the parent.

Many parents spank because they are exasperated with their child's behavior and want it to stop but don't know what else to do.

Sometimes parents spank their children out of desperation.

Another common reason parents spank is out of exasperation.

While it may be that corporal punishment leads to decreased aggression, it is also technically possible that decreased aggression in children leads parents to spank (perhaps parents spank because the children are not aggressive enough?)

Gershoff reports that Straus and Stewart (1999) found that 94 % of American parents spank their children by the ages of 3 or 4.

I just wanted to point out that many parents spank, not because they can not control their temper, but because they have thoughtfully decided that it is an effective way to discipline their children.

In the fundamentalist church of my childhood, parents spanked their children until the «will was broken.»

I suppose it is possible that love and violence can coexists, such as when a parent spanks a son or daughter to discipline them.

These aren't the ones that say, «Oh, my parents spanked me and look how awesome I turned out ``.

What that means is that the more a parent spanks a child, the more likely he or she is to cross over into abusing his or her child.

My parents spanked me and we spanked out children when they were small and unable to reason about natural consequences now that they are somewhat older, we have more or less stopped.

Grandparents and even older parents whose parents spanked them appropriately indicate they remember the experience, and as a result, effectively learned to not repeat the same inappropriate child action again.

And, if your parents spanked you on occasion but you adamantly oppose it with your child, don't just assume the child's grandparents will just know your position.

Kelly said, «My parents spanked me and I did fine in life and I feel fine about it.

But in recent years, widely circulated videos of parents spanking or striking their children with repeated blows have sparked angry public debates about the practice.

I was raised in the era where it seemed all parents spanked - or used the belt as my father did.

Before that time if you were bitten by a dog your parents spanked you because you must have done something to agitate the dog.

Today, I invite you to accept my humble invitation to participate in the third annual Peaceful Parenting No Spank Challenge, hosted by Amy Bryant of Parenting Beyond Punishment -LSB-...]

Not exact matches

Fewer rescuers than non-rescuers reported being slapped, spanked, kicked, and beaten or having their hair pulled by parents; 3) Many more non-rescuers than rescuers perceived punishment as gratuitous — a cathartic release of aggressiveness by parents; and 4) Rescuers most frequently used the word explained to describe parental approaches to correction and discipline.

I'm always frustrated by the conflation of «spanking» with the idea of discipline as if there is no other way to parent a child than hitting them.

The ties between Christianity and corporal punishment are so strong that a large number of conservative Christians parents simple deny studies that suggest spanking does more harm than good.

To achieve this, parents started spanking their babies at 6 months old.

This is a record of a child, odd and difficult from birth, in the grip of senseless obsessions, controlling the family with rigid rules and prohibitions, tearing through the house as fast and destructive as a tornado, grunting instead of talking, unresponsive to his parents» loving concern, their urging, coaxing, their vain attempts at discipline, their anger and spanking.

Is a parent a monster for having a child when the parent knows that the child will not be perfect and will have to be taught and disciplined (perhaps with the violence of a spanking).

You're told to shake hands with strangers your parents meet, and if you refuse, you're probably going to be spanked for being rude and disobedient.

How parents gave me permission to spank their kids if I needed to when I babysat, how other parents promised to come straight home from their prescribed weekly date night and spank their kids if they gave me any trouble.

Burns played the stern parent — pulling ears, administering verbal spankings — and the Baby B's added 30 points to their NHL - worst 1996 - 97 total of 61.

Ultimately I believe every parent needs to decide what works best for their children and their family, but to imply — as the «Likey» did on Facebook — that if you spank your child he / she is not going to go to jail, that just seems ridiculous.

Not only b / c it glorifies spanking, but because of the judgment in blatantly makes about parents who DO N'T spank their children.

Further, I agree with Sarah who mentioned the judgment passed on parents that don't spank — as if they are responsible for the dregs of society.

do the children of parents who use controlled spanking accept their punishment and offer up their hand or rear to be swatted?

This gave me a chuckle, because I've had parents in our area say the same thing about me — but they spank and I no longer do.

I completely agree that spanking should never be done if the parent is in a temper, and I think that most people who resort to spanking do so in a damaging way.

Like I said earlier, ultimately it is up to the parent to decide the best way to discipline his / her child, but there are alternatives to spanking for those who desire them.

I've raised my voice and not always parented the way I planned to but I can not imagine a situation where I'd ever conceive spanking a 1 - year - old — especially more than twice per week on average!

On the Attachment Parenting Blog API Speaks, Sarah wrote about the one and only time her now 7 - year - old son was spanked (back when he was 18 months old and by the hand of her mother - in - law) in her post His Only Spank.

I am by no means a perfect parent (if such a thing even exists) and I've definitely felt the urge to spank my kids on occasion.

(Speaking of nonviolent parenting, I found it interesting to learn that in Sweden it is against the law to spank a child.)

Some people have the mistaken idea that a parent who does not spank simple lets their kids run wild without correcting or guiding them.