Phanerothyme Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Smacking as opposed to punching. A 2 year old running in to the road would be one example in order to instill into them that they should not do this. Infinitely preferable to them getting killed by a car I would say. Being cruel to an animal would be another. How many do you want? You make it sound like a choice between smacking your children, and having them run over and killed by a car. Of course smacking is preferable to having them killed by a car. But then so are gastro-enteritis, losing an eye, being mauled by a weasel, having their fingernails pulled out and more or less anything that is less bad than your child being killed by a speeding car in front of you. I'd go as far to say that it's blindingly obvious that smacking is preferable to child death, and wonder why you bothered posting it. If smacking was the only way to teach children, then you might have a point. But it isn't, and you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Since we don't think smacking is acceptable as a corrective measure perhaps you woild care to enlighten me as to what measures should be taken with regard to the large number of feral and lawless children on our streets which turn into the lawless adults of the future and don't tell me it's not a big problem . I live on the edge of Shiregreen and Parsons cross and not too long ago had a relative murdered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Since we don't think smacking is acceptable as a corrective measure perhaps you woild care to enlighten me as to what measures should be taken with regard to the large number of feral and lawless children on our streets Was this problem caused by lack of smacking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Was this problem caused by lack of smacking? More than likely so can someone tell me how the lawless children should be dealt with before they become lawless adults? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 More than likely so So you've made an assumption. Just so we all know. Your argument is based on assumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 So basically nobody is going to answer my question - how do we deal with the lawless children who clearly have no discipline in their lives. Their parents can't smack them, the law can't touch them so will somebody please answer the question - how do we deal with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 how do we deal with the lawless children who clearly have no discipline in their lives. Their parents can't smack them They can. It isn't illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Will somebody answer my question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Will somebody answer my question? None of the premises are true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litotes Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 It is perfectly natural to instil discipline through the pain receptors - all species do it. The important thing it to use it sparingly, in the same way that the one swear word from the 'person who never swears' has more impact that an outpouring from someone whose every seconds word is a swear word. I just worry that those who say they don't and would never smack a child are those parents in front of me in the supermarket with the screaming brat being told that they will be sat on the naughty step when they get home - this is pointless as there is no context for the child to learn from - if the child transgresses, then the control mechanism should be implemented immediately and in context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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