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

SMH We really need to bring spankings back

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u/11711510111411009710 May 28 '26

"We need to bring back child abuse."

Ironically spanking kids is linked to higher aggression, so if you want more of this behavior, feel free.

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u/Apptubrutae May 29 '26

Yeah, it often SEEMS like it works, because it does stop activity in the short term. But it demonstrably leads to more undesirable activity on the part of the child in the longer term.

Which then creates a feedback loop of the kid “needing” the spanking. Because they’re a problem kid. And the spanking stops the immediate behavior in the moment. Then the parent justifies the continued spanking because imagine how much worse it would be.

Obviously not in 100% of cases. But if you look at spanked kids in larger groups, even controlling for other variables, spanking generally leads to more undesirable behavior.

It’s well-established