should parents slap their kids

[The Honours Blazer]

I wont agree with the statement made that "pain is the only way anyone can learn some things."  However, discipline, which is the point behind smacking children, is very useful, and over violence is not required in this.  So I would allow parents to smack their children.  I shudder to think what kind of a person I'd be if my parents didn't smack me.

The whole point of smacking is to create a thought process in the child - if I do this, I will get smacked.  It's just like detention, except young children cannot comprehend such punishment, so something simple is used.  Not bashing the child to death, but a tap on the hand or bottom etc to make the point, but not scar the child

[joshy!!!]

i say the parents can slap there kid but not to hard send them to there room with no TV or something i have seen this poor little kid with a disability do the wrong thing and the father full on smacked  him like really hard that would hurt real bad i fell sorry for the kid 

[ichigoboy]

It depends on the level of force that the parent uses. If it was a simple spank on the backside, then there is no problem about abuse in the scenario. Anything beyond spanking is going beyond the border between punishment and abuse.

[prince dee]

As long as the slap isnt the equivalent of a bag of bricks hitting the child in the face, i dont see why not. It disciplines them and prepares them mentaly for the adult world. Because lets face it, there is much worse than a smack on the backside. It also teaches them right from wrong, they will eventualy realise: 'Swearing at daddy brings pain' and 'Being nice to daddy doesnt bring pain', so realisticly there going to go with no pain.

Thats just my opinion. 

[Reuben]

As long as the slap isnt the equivalent of a bag of bricks hitting the child in the face, i dont see why not. It disciplines them and prepares them mentaly for the adult world. Because lets face it, there is much worse than a smack on the backside. It also teaches them right from wrong, they will eventualy realise: 'Swearing at daddy brings pain' and 'Being nice to daddy doesnt bring pain', so realisticly there going to go with no pain.

Thats just my opinion. 

Haha yes, pain is a effective way to teach but also not the best.

As you said though, it's not like hitting a child with a bag of bricks haha .

There is a difference between discipline and down right abuse. Though I still don't think pain is the best way to show your child good or bad. There are so many other ways...Better ways.