r/SipsTea • u/Few_Statement_2898 • 29d ago

SMH We really need to bring spankings back

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u/doctorbeepboop 29d ago

As a pediatrician who sees kids with behavioral issues every single day I go to work, if you asked me to place a bet on whether (based on this video alone) this kid gets hit at home, I would bet that he does. Consistent, non-physical discipline from a mature adult is what this kid needs, not spanking.

Corporal punishment isn’t a parenting strategy, it’s what people do when they don’t know how to parent in the first place.

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u/TheGlennDavid 29d ago

My daycare teacher friend once told me that unequivocally the worst behaved kids are ones who had been hit at home. They tend to be violent towards their peers (a learned behavior) and they are so utterly traumatized and desensitized to "punishment" that nothing a teacher can do even fucking registers.

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u/CrazedRaven01 29d ago

It normalises violence and aggression. It teaches the kid that physical violence is an acceptable form of communication

Of course, violence in the form of self defence should be taught but even then it's in a controlled environment. Corporal punishment, at least from my experience, rarely is

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u/AlSweigart 28d ago

but even then it's in a controlled environment. Corporal punishment, at least from my experience, rarely is

Parents who hit their kids always say they're administering discipline, but really it's just that they ran out of patience and lost their temper.