Smacking your children.

[Porty]

[Beach Babe]

*confused*

have I missed the beginning of this or something?

for me, the answer is that I hope to never smack her. And, atm, can't ever imagine doing so

[Porty]

It was a bad start to the thread. I wanted to instigate a debat on smacking and was interested in your views as new parents as well as those that are a bit longer in the tooth...

[Dadaist]

[mr magnolia]

[Beach Babe]

[Maria]

BB I could prepare a long treatise on why I agree with you but I can't be bothered. Suffice to say I'm with you on this. What is important is that the child realises the reason for any sort of punishment and sees it as fair.

[Porty]

[Epykat]

[Dadaist]

[bellybabe]

I have done the whole quick sharp tap on the hand thing in times of danger...but never actually seriously smacked my children. Aside from the absolute and utter guilt it leaves you with, it pretty much doesn't work!

But since today my eldest has been a demon (as at least one member can testify to), I have spent the day shouting, growling, grumbling, threatening, cajoling, lecturing, sighing and wondering what time I could respectably open a bottle of wine... Which, like smacking, also haven't worked. Although actually opening the wine has begun to have a slightly thawing effect on my icy demeanour.

[Epykat]

[rathbone]

[Jamesie]

[Epykat]

[Pal of Porty]

[Pal of Porty]

[Porty]

[foxy]

[Pal of Porty]

[prombabe]

[Porty]