Not exact matches
According to Giberson and Stephens, you might be an anti-intellectual fundamentalist if you are an evangelical who: dismisses evolution as «an unproven theory»; deny that «climate change is real and caused by humans»; think that «the founders were evangelicals who intended America to be a Christian nation»; defend
spanking children;
believe in traditional roles for the sexes; think that reparative therapy can «cure» homosexuality; and / or oppose gay marriage.
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.
That doesn't mean I
believe in
spanking for my
children, because I do not.
I'm talking instead about a select group of Christians who
believe that
spanking is biblical, and it's necessary to raise godly
children, whatever that means.
I don't
believe that it's ever necessary to
spank, punish, threaten, shame or mistreat
children in any way.
I was
spanked as a
child and most of the parents I knew when my
children were small
believed that
spanking was the best way to discipline a
child.
There are people that still
believe that
spanking your
child works.
Early in my parenting years, I
spanked my oldest
child b / c I
believed that she needed to obey me based on certain verses in Scripture.
Some parents
believe spanking is fine and it won't harm their
children.
I feel bad for the
children of people who
spank I truly
believe spanking is all about you and is not to better your
child.
It could be that your partner was
spanked as a
child and he considers it an effective form of discipline and
believes that parents who love their
children should hit their kids.
We are very kind, respectable, loving and honest people.Im a good mother, have a trying at times but great son who respects me and understands im his mother not his bff, And in my opinion the problem is ppl who do nt understand why god wants us to correct our
children by not sparingthe rod... sure, some moms do nt wan na be the bad guy and «
spank» bc god forbid their kid grows up to be violent - yet today most of society refuses to
spank - and yet today we live in a world filled with so much murder, stealing, and crimes that i honestly
believe if they had parents following gods word and disciplining like they did back in the day when older generations knew what they were doing we would live in a better world.
These parents also tend to
believe in the effectiveness of
spanking or
believe the
child is at fault in a given situation, the study said.
When I was about 20 years old, I met an old pastor's wife who told me that when she was young and had her first
child, she didn't
believe in striking
children, although
spanking kids with a switch pulled from a tree was standard punishment at that time.
Even in the face of study after study detailing the detrimental effects of physical punishment on young
children, more than ninety - percent of American parents still admit to
spanking their toddlers and preschoolers, even if they don't
believe that it is a good alternative.
Experts
believe that
spanking is not the way to go when it comes to disciplining a
child and that there are effective ways all of which are non-physical that could go a long way to shape the character of your
child.
But, he
believes most American families still
spank their
children.
In other words, I do not
believe that parents should inflict traditional punishments such as
spanking, time - outs, groundings, or loss of privileges on their
children or teenagers.
A parent who
believes that
spanking is the only effective way to teach a young
child about safety issues is not giving the
child enough credit.
I
believe alternatives to
spanking and hitting do work for every
child, but parents need to find and apply the right one.
Spanking children is also
believed to increase their risk of becoming adults who are aggressive, antisocial, and who abuse their own spouse and
children.
I do not
believe in
spanking a
child for hitting or pretty much anything with the exception of a
child for whom learning not run pull away and run onto the road isn't resonnating, a one time tap on the bum might save his / her life.
I also
believe that negative consequences need to be taught and shown to
children and sometimes the only way to do that is to give a
spanking.
Although the use of negative discipline strategies was low, we
believe that reductions in yelling in anger, threatening, slapping in the face, and
spanking with an object are meaningful given the associations of early discipline strategies with later socioemotional development, mental health, and parent -
child relationships.30 These treatment effects were observed in families who participated in a universal intervention broadly focused on development and behavior.
For instance I do
believe that teaching is very important and giving your
child alternative for inappropriate behavior is essential, but I have to say I disagree on the idea that putting
child in timeout or
spanking is inappropriate or punishment.