Would You Beat Your Kids?

helll yeahhh, at a certain age, the best way is to "tann that ass up" but the message is lost when it gets like torture. u need to give reasonss why it had to be done and dont forget to tell the kids u love them and u smakkin them to make 'em a better individual . . .
don't get drunk, slam your car into a tree and take it out on your son because he broke a tumbler while doing the dishes ! ! !

parents beat u for the right reasons

teachers beat u for no reason or stupid reasons

i'd definitely smack my child n like dammie said, don't 4get 2 tell your kid what he/she did wrong and hug them, play with them or somthin. dats wat my mom did and am closer 2 her than my dad who just smacked wivout hugging me later lol.

as our yoruba elders would say: t'aba fi owo tun ba omo wi, afi owo osi fa mora

which translates into: if you discipline a child with your right hand, bring him closer to you with your left.

spare the rod, spoil the child

dats what i believe

now that is a whole issue on its ownn.
teachers just wap because they felt like ! ! ! that shit is not kool. the really need to fix that in Nigerian skoolss

lmaaooooooo

Most definitely I'll be back later to elaborate

I dont think teachers have a right to beat children. Personally i will flog the teacher that flogs my kid, no jokes!!
There are other ways to punish a child in school.
I used to get flogged for every question that i got wrong in my yoruba class, I am not yoruba, and it did not make me want to learn the language... so what was the point.

if they actin up, i wud defintely beat my kids..we african, we aint like this white people who let dey kids do wateva they want and they grow up being disrespectful and rude!! kids need to be disciplined and that discipline doesnt mean time-out or your grounded cuz dats not gonna solve anything!! dey will still goin to do it again..u need to make them feel da pain!!...
lol i sound like a mom..

GH.AllDay

my parents never beat me, just my brother who was a total dimwit at the time
but i think they did a great job at discipline and getting the right message across...
when i was disobedient, i would get punished, no need for any beating involved
i think using violence on kids is just wrong

u cannot describe that act of discipline as violence.
smakkin a child adequately for his level isn't violent, but when start leaving big scars and long term damage, u urself need to get whooped.
there are just timess where u have to spank to make a point

I think its odd that people who have been beaten before think it is right and it actually does good and those who haven't been seem to think their are other ways to discipline. We all watch TV we see how the rest of the world do it "go into your room" or stand in the corner. That just does not work at alllllllll

i think u peeps have said it all......spank your kid wen is necessary and let them know y and don't make it your hobby wenever they do something wrong cos it just might make your child go wayward
and as 4 those teachers it seems their hand is always itching them to spank sm1 4 no reason
yea as 4 most white pple they just leave their kid 2 do wateva d kid wanna do, no discipline at all.....sometimes i c some white kids just been so disrespectful and if sm1 says smthin u might even get sued

You do not need to beat your kids, but you should know the right way to train him or her to know when you dont want what she or he is doing at that moment.

@ wummi, tru talk i agree with both quotes!
@ lawrence, i used 2 get beaten way back in primary skool wen i was learnin my times table n my teacher used to give mii 2 strokes 4 every question i got wrong. anyways, that helped mii learn faster cos i hated bein beaten in front of boys even back then, lol!!
@ topic, definately i wud beat my kids if they deserve it, but it will not b a regular thing so that they don't just get used to it and do wat they shudn't do anyway...

lol... @wummi, I bet u learnt your time table real good.
I rememeber secondary school, it became a competition between teachers as to who could flog harder. We had names for all of the teachers based on their canning abilities.
-Machine , nice'n'slow, slow death.....

yeah that was about to start in ma school too, when we did sumthn, you'll see teachers like "let me beat these ones, let me help" like it was fun
me and ma homeboys had to take the violent way out WE FOUGHT BACK ! ! ! (both with fist and blackmail)
later even the principal would be like "pleease just let them go"

different opinion!!! i got beaten at home wen i deserved it but at skool wen i didnt. I dont agree with beating only becos it shows a lack of understanding from the parent. a child is like a baby who can spk. they arent always sure of wat 2 say. even adults, u want 2 say one thing but not sure if u should or not.why beat kids 4 your inadequacies?[/b] talk things thru, be patient, encourage and be disciplined in your actions 2 the kids and they learn from u wat they can and cant do. beating simply teaches them to hide things and pretend. it doesnt help u or them!!!!

me  tipical africa lady..i go beat ooooh.......

only people living in some western countries particularly UK will pretend to shout blue murder if you beat you kids. they simply pass the job of raising their kids   to social welfare or  prisons. no sane parents will beat their kid to comma cause of simple reasons of correction.a combination of beating and love  make better kids than fizzy drinks and crisps

u'd be surprosed soe people do the over beating and can beat the kid into a coma