for child spanking parents

pfft. not letting a kindergartener learn to use a computer in this day and age is like telling him he's too young to read.

 

I understand Kc, Im not down on you at all. Everybody goes through different things in life. Like i say i totally respect your views. Everybody has to find there own way that they see right to raise there child. I have nothing against you.

 

i know, i just love to argue. i just think that everyone in this world is equal in the need to be special to someone.

 

Does that make it right? I want my kid to play outside, not on the computer. I'll let him have limited time. Like half-an-hour to an hour a day (The same goes for TV). But that's it.

 

isn't that what daisymae said? that they were having computer time? there's a time for everything, bedtime stories, computer instruction time...

 

(Once again, I'm just skimming posts.)

 

none of my children over the age of 1 has ever hit me

consider what you said: this five year old person that you gave birth to, fed, clothed, taught, loved, and live your life to protect and raise decided to punch you

wtf? is that respect? I personally feel like this whole " time-out, don't piss off the children" attitude is what is wrong with kids today

Granted children are not dogs to be treated any kind of way but they are not little adults. There is a such thing as a child's place. I'm old school. A child has no place in an adult conversation. A 7 year old girl has no business in a half-shirt or with big ass earrings on. I could go on but you get what I mean about a child's place.

Now children have so much power over their parents. There are grown people that are letting their kids rule their lives. You're letting someone who considers glue an appetizer rule you?

They are kids- they should be valued, loved, protected, and taught
You are the adult- unless it about a barbie, YOU should make the decisions

 

missfontella, we should have kids, 'cause we completely agree on parenting.

 

i'm already sending her mine.

 

They get a timed session on the computer. Not "free range". I monitor them.

And for your big fat information, he does read. At a 3rd grade level, they are both gifted. The other child who was on the computer is 2 1/2, and navigates quite well, he's been using the mouse well since he turned 2.

It wasn't a sharing issue, it was a quit-telling-your-brother-how-to-play-the-game issue.

 

And for your big fat information: Shut the hell up, I'm right, and you're wrong.

 

Haha, bite me, Eliot!

 

If that is the impression you got from my post, you are terribly mistaken. And I wasn't just bragging when I said that they are better behaved than most other kids I know. they aren't stuck up, I don't treat them as if they can do no wrong (this would be where the occasional spanking comes in).

I also am sick of children who think that they're better than everyone else. My son is legally blind, and he's had a couple of bullies snatch his glasses off of his face. The last time it happened, they broke. That's how I even found out about the bullying in the first place. And wouldn't you know it, the mother of this brat was of the "I don't believe in spanking my child" types. And telling him that she was disappointed in him didn't do a damn bit of good, surprise surprise.

It seems to me that, at least in my experience and lowly opinion, that the most insensitive, bratty, VIOLENT children belong to parents who's idea of disipline is giving their kid the "look" and thinking it's gonna make them feel bad about what they've done.

 

hmmmmm i rarely, i mean rarely spank. My daughter Raven hasnt been spanked since she was like three because she never pushes it that far and she listens. my son though is three and he gets one every once in awhile. he does actually hit me sometimes and when he does i pick him up set him down on the couch get in his face and tell him"you do not hit me" and he gets a few mins on the couch in time out. i did this kind of punishments with my daughter and she turned out great. she listens, shes kind, follows directions, and does not hit me.

 

exactly

 

yeah, it's a balance.

 

what would you say now that you DO have a child?