Should spanking a child be illegal?

Should spanking a child be considered as child abuse?
I think to a point spanking a child is OK. When I was little I carved my initials in my sisters antique dresser. trust me. I deserved a spanking. However, a few hours after, my parents always came in and apologized. as long as it is deserved, and not excessive I think it is OK and should not be illegal
no it should not.
I think if you spank your child with your hand it should be legal but with an object (belt, paddle, brush) is where I think should be illegal.
spanking and abusing are two different things
No. Sometimes when kids are little - and they are behaving in a way that could be harmful to themselves - there is no other way to get the point across to them. Spanking serves a purpose.

Spanking and abuse are two entirely different things. Spanking is not abuse.

I have never spanked my child. Her Dad did a swat or two on the behind when she was little - and it was necessary.

My Mom spanked me when I was a kid. It was humiliating - but it wasn't abuse. I understand exactly why she did it.
no and everyone including you should stay out of other peoples business. It is the parents choice to spank their kids or not.
No definitely not. Spare the rod spoil the child. Smack on the bum or hand you have to teach a child right from wrong especially if you caught them doing dangerous things
'Beating' a child should be. But a spanking ISN'T a beating. They aren't the same thing, at all.
No. By definition, every law is a restriction of freedom. By outlawing spanking, you are ceding that the government has an incrementally larger role in raising your child than you.
yeppers that way it puts control is the govn. Kids grow up to be thugs, rapist and murderers, Gives the police a good reason to SHOOT and KILL them.
Spank the kids, punish them TEACH them right from wrong!!!!
Unless you want to bury them further down the line.
If the law is going to begin taking care of all my bills and raising them, sure.
No! (Spare the rod and spoil the child!)
I don't know but I sure would like a spanking right now!
No. But spanking should stay spanking and used as less as possible.
I sometimes think so. When I was married my husband would tell me to beat his son when he did something wrong. Needless to say that would never happen. Now his son calls me his other mother, and his father is an a_ _ hole. I feel there is always other ways to teach children how to be good. Hitting doesn't show that. It just shows you are worse than the child.
There is a difference between spanking a child and beating a child and I think that the line has been confused. To spank a child is to discipline that child when they have misbehaved repeatedly. Should not bruises and bloody the child and talk belittling to a child (that they are stupid, they are not worth the trouble, etc) that is when you are beating a child and that should be a death penalty offense.


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Spanking should not be illegal. It should be mandatory.
Only if you personally want to be held responsible and accountable for the actions of these non -disciplined children . If you yourself are solely responsible , then sure , that way we would have someone to point the finger at when it back fires ..

I spanked mine ,and for a few years now they have all 4 become very well minded children with respect for others ,I have been able to take them in public without having to call them down one single time from age 2 up til now , (all of them ) it only took them one time to learn this I did this because I am responsible for my children , even after they become an adult , if they turn to drugs,or criminal activity then I have failed them as a parent..the real Abuse is not properly training a child to become a productive law abiding citizen with respect for others , allowing children to run wild ,while mom or dad is counting 1 , 2 , 3 , then saying 'you are going to get in trouble mister' go to time out ...the child learns nothing that is why they keep doing this ..(( that is the real abuse)).there is no negotiating
with a child , they do as there told the first time ,or else ...and this will last until they no longer live in my home , I am the parent ,I run my house not my teenager....look how much the prison population has grown sense spanking became taboo , it has tripled (( at the least)) ...If it ever becomes illegal (spanking) then the government better get ready ,because I know a lot of people who will hand their children over and say 'raise them your way uncle sam'
A Child needs their little bottom spanked when they get out of hand. corporal punishment should never of been taken out of schools either.
No. There is a fine difference between spanking your child and beating your child. A spank is just that, a swat on the butt. Not intended to harm your child or leave marks, just intended to get the child's attention. A beating is intended to cause your child physical pain, it isn't a matter of getting the child's attention.

I do agree with spanking because sometimes it does more good than talking to a child does. If you want your child to stay out of the road and the child's vocabulary isn't high enough to understand when you tell them to stay out of the road, a swat on the butt and pointing at the road makes them understand.
Are you using a closed fist?

Are you leaving welts?

Does it cause a bruise?

Are you striking the child multiple times?

If you can say yes to any of these I say yes it is crossing a line into child abuse.

A swat on the butt to make a point or to get their attention is not child abuse.

If so, I am an abuser and I doubt my children would tell you that.