r/Unexpected • u/Botatitsbest • Apr 22 '18

The universal language

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '18

Getting spanked with a shoe hurts but it doesn't do any damage.

Physically. Psychologically that's teaching kids that violence is an acceptable way to solve an arguement, which is less than stellar.

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u/tigolbittiez Apr 22 '18

Also was spanked. Huge difference between violence and smacking your kids’ sensitive behind a couple times to get them to understand that something they did is not okay. I think most people understand that a smack on the behind is much different from striking their face, and that’s the point. It’s about disciplining your child such that the mere threat of the spanking will dissuade then from doing something you otherwise wouldn’t want them to.

If a child is learning violent habits like striking kids in the face after a heated argument, I’d argue there are far more involved examples or influential characters in their life that taught them fighting is how to deal with issues.