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>Some more thoughts Alfred, >I have tried to post some links to digital scans of >old (over 100 years) newspaper articles on the topic, >but I think perhaps these aren't allowed (and I am >sorry Mary if this was the case) so the posts were >removed. However the articles were very interesting >primarily because they were pro-spanking, but also >mentioned some societal aversion to spanking at the >time, some calling it out-dated. Being over 100 years >ago, it leads me to wonder if there are "on-again, >off-again" phases in how society views spanking. > >The articles I tried to share made it was clear that >the writers were "no-nonsense" parents. At the same >time, it seemed clear they loved their kids, and >wanted to guide them by correcting unacceptable >behaviors. They described spanking in detail, >including baring the buttocks, "over the knee/lap," >using a slipper, paddle, or (most commonly, a >hairbrush). The articles described spankings being a >series of "blows" and left no doubt that the parents >intended for spanking to make an impression. >In doing so, spankings CAN teach, and provide a sense >of discipline so the child will be more aware of their >own behavioral choices. Bluntly, it was clear that >those parents (now long gone) believed in a good, >memorable sting, and spanking just long enough to >drive the memory home so it would indeed be remembered >(to me this is the key to effective discipline). > >From my own perspective, I was subject to childhood >spankings throughout most of the 1980's, as was my >husband. We were spanked soundly, but I feel >reasonably (and as we learned, very similarly), by >parents who were also spanked, similarly, in the 1950s >and 1960's. Many other posters here describe spanking >boys. I have girls, and they were mostly wonderfully >behaved. However, when saying "mostly" I have to >admit, they were not always made of sugar, spice, and >all things nice. When their behavior did stray, we >always tried (with varied results) other forms of >discipline. But when the misbehavior was serious, >spanking was the "go-to" method in our home. > >I believe if it is carefully practiced, with love >(though they may not sense it in the moment), careful >verbal feedback, and time for them to reflect, the >brief and very memorable sting of a spanking can be >important for discipline.
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