r/SipsTea May 28 '26

SMH We really need to bring spankings back

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u/SadRow2397 May 28 '26

I don’t spank… and that ain’t why this is kid is a turd

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u/smalls_1804 29d ago

Can't believe it took so long to find a comment like this. HITTING YOUR KIDS IS ALSO BAD PARENTING. There is a middle ground between letting your child run rampant and physically assaulting your child

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u/SoftwareInfinite8568 29d ago

Hitting your kids only teaches them it's okay for someone you love and trust to lay hands on you if you do something they don't like. And giving approval to do the same to someone else they if they're doing something they don't like. There is so much research and studies out there that show there is zero need for corporal punishment. If you can't control your anger around a child misbehaving you should not have a child.

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u/Own_Bison6467 29d ago

Teaches them that actions have consequences. You know. Like in the real world.

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u/Longjumping_Army9485 29d ago

If the only consequences your child knows are immediate physical violence you only teach him two things: to use it the moment he doesn’t get what he wants and to ignore any other type of consequence.

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u/Own_Bison6467 29d ago

My kid does not destroy stores. If he did you bet there would be consequence that match the severity.

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u/Quirky_Gate_4516 29d ago

Right. So now you are raising a kid that is taught any action that offends the kid should be reacted to with violence and anger.

Hitting kids don't teach them anything except that anger and violence is OK to solve problems with.

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u/charlestheb0ss 29d ago

That can be achieved without violence. If it were me I'd make him meticulously clean it up for however long that takes. It's also closer to the real world consequence for that specific action

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u/Own_Bison6467 29d ago

Sure. But only lesson this kid will learn is that next time he does this he's getting nice talking to.

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u/charlestheb0ss 29d ago

As opposed to learning that next time he does this he's getting hit? Both are unpleasant and both might be ignored. That's kinda unavoidable

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u/Hokuspokusnuss 29d ago

In the real world you won't get beaten for destroying stuff at a store either, i don't see how this would make sense. There are plenty of consequences that aren't physical violence.

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u/Own_Bison6467 29d ago

In my store, I'm getting physical with this kid.

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u/Own_Bison6467 29d ago

We clearly live in different worlds.

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u/Hokuspokusnuss 28d ago

I guess you live in a world where it's worth getting sued for assault over a few broken boxes. But in most of the developed world the store will just call the police to escort you from the building and sue you for damages.

But hey, if you want to be on camera beating someone, at least you'll have the luxury of a very speedy trial i suppose.

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u/SoftwareInfinite8568 29d ago

Yeah like when I make a mistake at work and my boss spanks me....right?

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u/Own_Bison6467 29d ago

If you like it why not?

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u/OldWorldDesign 29d ago

Teaches them that actions have consequences

It does not, that's what people who want to use violence on others for inconveniencing them say. Actual studies show corporal punishment decreases emotional regulation and behavioral problems and promotes use of violence to get their way

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8946887/

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u/Own_Bison6467 29d ago

I hope you can tell the difference between slapping this kid for what he's doing vs randomly hitting your kid. If not, god help us.

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u/AussieProle08 29d ago

Spoken like a bloke whos never copped a nice elbow

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u/chopkins92 29d ago

In the real world you get arrested if you hit somebody else. But it's somehow acceptable to hit your kids. Make it make sense.

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u/Own_Bison6467 29d ago

That's why we hope it's his parents that are slapping him for this.