Views on spanking:?

Yes, it stops misbehaviour. Of course, you have to know when and how.
No I wasn't but I probably should've

Yes I believe spanking not beating at a certain age is good for bad beahviour. I was spanked as a child. Spanked once for something I did wrong and never again.

Yes and Yes.

me too!

I only remember being spanked 2-3 times - and I sure listened! I think its OK to spank on VERY rare occasions and in desperate situations; otherwise, alternate methods are best. I remember two times getting a bar of soap in my mouth for swearing - haven't sworn since then - honest!

Yes, and as Nesssa said it's the how that matters to me...not just lashing out at the child but doing it in a manner that builds respect and not just fear.

Yes I was spanked.

I am against hitting any child...

No it is not okay to spank your child. But it IS oh so satisfying to do so when they misbehave.

Never ever, neither spank, either scream to a child, as we do not do to adults either, if civilized.

You should only be spanking your spouse behind closed doors and only when she's begging for it.

I've spanked both my kids I think twice in their life and it was before the age of 6. It was an absolute last resort after time outs and taking away priveleges did not work. Each time I did it I cried. I'm soooo not a good disciplinarian.

Oh yes you should.

As a middle school teacher I believe that spanking should be done .... and no, I'm NOT talking about abuse here.
I'm not at all religious but hey, spare the rod, spoil the child.

Kids today are becoming increasingly disrespectful and defiant towards adults. I think that if they learned their lesson as a child they would grow up to be scared of consquences.
I was spanked (not too many times) by my parents when I was young and they ALWAYS sat me down first and explained to me why I was being punished (as if I didn't know) and then that was it. The talk was worse than the pain.

I was spanked occasionally (my mom sounds a bit like Doodlebug) and by my dad. I remember thinking "well isn't this undignified and weird." I've never been a parent so I can't say what I would do. In theory I would say no, that teaching children there is a relationship between physical pain and disobedience or conflict is wrong, but I chose "ages 2-6" because apparently some parents feel they have to do it and I'm not one to say anything about parenting. I would probably draw the line after that age though regardless of what I learn as a parent if I ever am one.

Same here...they didn't just started hitting at us like some people must imagine when they think of spanking. And afterwards they always said something uplifting and gave us a hug.

I wish more parents spanked their kids these days. I am so so tired of seeing brats in public, being so disrespectful to their parents. And when I worked with kids, the kids who said they got spanked sometimes were the best behaved kids and the kids whose parents were afraid to say "No!" to them were terrors.

I don't know yet at all. It's something that I'll deal with when the time comes. I'm hoping to have angelic children so that the issue will never arise.

Yes and yes for me. I had two good beatings as a child by my mother. I never did those things again and I'll never forget how that felt.

To quote the Ramones- "Beat on the brat with a baseball bat"

I was never spanked growing up. Mel spanks his son. I don't really like that. It makes me worry about if we ever have kids- I don't want them spanked.

I am not against spanking, but I think it depends on the child and the behavior.

We do not spank. We use alternative methods which for us, work very well and our daughter is definately NOT a brat because of our decision. Spanking is a personal choice. I am, however, not in favour of it. Just MHO of course.

Yes, I believe in spanking.

I wasn't spanked much as a child, but I definitely should have been, and would have been if I'd been my own child!!!!!

i was spanked as well as my 4 brothers and sisters as a child and we all turned out ok. none of us has ever been in trouble.

i spanked my daughter and she is a good girl and ive never had problems with her ever.

so yes its ok to spank. spanking and beating are totally different things