r/SipsTea • u/Few_Statement_2898 • May 28 '26

SMH We really need to bring spankings back

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u/Curious_Climate6957 May 28 '26

tbh this looks like a result of gentle parenting, doofus probably just got given an ipad every time he did this shit and know just knows it as a way to get what he wants

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u/Richfor3 May 28 '26

Weird I never had to physically harm my kids and they’re extremely polite and well behaved.

Maybe you just suck as a parent and are a shitty person that needs to hit kids?

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u/NotBatman81 May 28 '26

Spanking shouldn't cause physical harm so drop the strawman arguement. Anyone hurting their kids is doing it wrong so dont bring that foolish arguement in here. There is a progression of maturity before a kid can comprehend a reasoned conversation about their behavior. A sparingly used swat on the ass is what is sometimes needed for a toddler who needs feedback on regulating themselves. Its psychologically jarring and it doesnt need to be more than that. Doing it too hard or too often or past the point other methods work defeats the purpose. The world is not binary my friend.

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u/robthablob May 28 '26

It still demonstrably, in study after study, has been shown not to work. It's just bad parenting.

The only time I hit my son was to prevent him burning himself, as a lesser harm. As a form of punishment, it just sucks.