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I never spank my kids...I have two, ages 8 and 4.
I use the "time out" method or I ground them for a day or so, depending on what they do. They are the most well behaved children I know. I am not saying this because they are mine, because they can be bad for me, but I don't spank...I see no point in showing them that hitting them for doing something wrong, is right.
My Best Friend spanks her children constantly, almost to the point of abuse and they are the worst behaved kids I have ever been around....No matter how many times they get beat, they still come right back and are bad again, just so they can get beat again.
I have seen this first hand, that spanking does not work at all...I am sure people will disagree with this, but talking rationally and reasoning with your children will make them respect you better as a parent...When you beat them all the time, they will just be afraid of you and hate you for it.
I don't want my kids to be afraid of me.
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