I found this entry from a friends list and since I didn't see someone who also had the same experience as me I thought I'd share.
In my house, spanking was a last resort. I think I was spanked maybe 3 or 4 times my whole life, and this was after repeated times of my parents telling me not to do things. If it got to the 5th time my parents told me not to do something (and it was usually things that were for my own good, not little things like "eat your vegetables" or whatever) and I was still disobeying, my dad would give me one swat with a bare hand after he had calmed down. He didn't believe in using belts or paddles or anything else like that, and it was only one "spank". I think I turned out okay, and now I can see that this method of discipline was reserved for when all other means of discipline (time outs, no allowance, etc.) didn't work for me. I definately think there are some parents who take it to a place that isn't really appropriate, but that wasn't my experience.
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Date: 2002-09-24 09:45 am (UTC)In my house, spanking was a last resort. I think I was spanked maybe 3 or 4 times my whole life, and this was after repeated times of my parents telling me not to do things. If it got to the 5th time my parents told me not to do something (and it was usually things that were for my own good, not little things like "eat your vegetables" or whatever) and I was still disobeying, my dad would give me one swat with a bare hand after he had calmed down. He didn't believe in using belts or paddles or anything else like that, and it was only one "spank". I think I turned out okay, and now I can see that this method of discipline was reserved for when all other means of discipline (time outs, no allowance, etc.) didn't work for me. I definately think there are some parents who take it to a place that isn't really appropriate, but that wasn't my experience.