A lot of little kids in the hall associate going to the KH's bathroom with getting a spanking. I remember numerous occasions hearing kids screaming and crying " No mommy. No bathroom. Nooooo.!!!" as their mothers dragged them by one hand to the bathroom. I do think that a lot of it is peer pressure to take your kid to the restroom and spank them. Spanking has its place but I believe their are better ways to displine your child when they act out in public.
JW spanking their kids
by asilentone 57 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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lisavegas420
My parents used to keep one of these in their bookbag.
without the ball of course.
lisa
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thicksista
well i came across two scriptures...and if you're christians you should have came across them two...one said spare the rod ,spoil the child...and the other one said something about hit your child with a stick isn't going to draw blood...something like that...i will try to find what books i read that in.and you talk about jw beating,whipping their kids...like people in other religion don't! it it doesn't matter what that religion teaches...it's a personal thing.so you can't just say you bet a certain percentage of jw beats their kids...because just like other chirstians...some don't!
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mrsjones5
Welcome to the board ThickSista. No one is saying that this is a problem only among the witnesses.
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mind my own
I think it is barbaric and totally wrong!! I had the living daylights beat out of me, as did my siblings and I simply cannot get over it. I hated the meetings b/c any little thing would call for a spanking. Every meeting meant a spanking in the bathroom as well as an even worse one at home. It is expected, demanded, and preached at the meetings to beat your kids. Half the time I didn't know why I was being punished, it was just an automatic reaction from my parents b/c that is what they were taught.
MMO
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Lotus65
i hate the idea off hitting ur kids and calling it discipline cause its not really discipline its just causing them physical damage and they dont understand what they did was wrong they just know that i get beaten if i do that so i wont do that. my uncle used to beat us all the time to the point we were scared to ask for food because of the severe beatings we got when doing something wrong. he didnt beat us all the time but it was bad when he did and although we loved him the beatings he gave scared the crap out of us and when we asked why we were told that they used to stone kids for being disobedient and now all we get is beatings. my point is that when i see kids getttin beat it makes me mad and embarassed and seeing as how my family sees me a weak link im gonna make it a point to embarass all of them on the "child rearing" techniques next time i see them. so maybe they learn that god doesnt want them to brutalize young children
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skyler2
I see nothing wrong with spanking your children when they need it.Their is a big difference in spanking and beating.I agree that some children it only takes talking to them or making them sit down,go to their room etc. but then some children need a spanking.I got whipped when I was younger and I deserved every one I got.My dad never whipped us,he would leave that up to my mom, and I had more respect for my mom because she did whip us when we needed it.I have seen two little kids in the doctors office kicking and hitting the mom,I have heard kids in public cussing the mother.The correction should start when the children are little in whatever way works best.
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PDeverit
Child buttock-battering vs. DISCIPLINE:
Child buttock-battering for the purpose of gaining compliance is nothing more than an inherited bad habit.
Its a good idea for people to take a look at what they are doing, and learn how to DISCIPLINE instead of hit.
I think the reason why television shows like "Supernanny" and "Dr. Phil" are so popular is because that is precisely what many (not all) people are trying to do.
There are several reasons why child bottom-slapping isn't a good idea. Here are some good, quick reads recommended by professionals:
Plain Talk About Spanking
by Jordan Riak,
The Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children
by Tom Johnson,
NO VITAL ORGANS THERE, So They Say
by Lesli Taylor M.D. and Adah Maurer Ph.D.
Most compelling of all reasons to abandon this worst of all bad habits is the fact that buttock-battering can be unintentional sexual abuse for some children. There is an abundance of educational resources, testimony, documentation, etc available on the subject that can easily be found by doing a little research with the recommended reads-visit www.nospank.net.
Just a handful of those helping to raise awareness of why child bottom-slapping isn't a good idea:
American Academy of Pediatrics,
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Center For Effective Discipline,
PsycHealth Ltd Behavioral Health Professionals,
Churches' Network For Non-Violence,
Nobel Peace Prize recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
Parenting In Jesus' Footsteps,
Global Initiative To End All Corporal Punishment of Children,
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
In 26 countries, child corporal punishment is prohibited by law (with more in process). In fact, the US was the only UN member that did not ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child. -
skywho
some kids may need a swat in the tush from time to time(when they are pulling hair out of a bunny, digging there finger nails in to their sibling etc.) but its demeaning to the child emotionally and physically. To get a spanking for swigging, giggling, drawing a picture, smiling to much is just Wrong. Especially when the other people can hear it. Its Scaring to hear it too! I was a physically abused witness child myself. its Horrible to hit a child for being a child, and embarrassing them as well.
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White Dove
I have a puppy who acts like a puppy. I never hit her. There are ways to teach her that I'm learning right now that match up with her level of puppy development. Let children be children and teach them in the way that they relate best to. Hitting is NEVER OKAY! It just releases tension in the parent and makes the kid resentful. Speaking from experience here.