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I’m not a parent so I don’t think I have a super great understanding of which punishments are most effective, but ones I can think of: - Taking away something

I’m not a parent so I don’t think I have a super great understanding of which punishments are most effective, but ones I can think of: - Taking away something that they like - scolding them - giving them a time-out I’m not sure if they are as effective as spanking or not, but they can all be ways of turning long-term consequences into short-term ones, and I don’t think they are vilified the same way as spanking. My point being that the violent part of spanking is what is frowned upon, not the making-consequences-immediate part.

stevew20 8y ago
These methods did not work with me. Or at least they didn't scale well... When I did something totally dumb (like stealing a piece of candy from a store), my parents upped the punishment to physical violence, and that showed me just how bad my action was. If I were to steal something as an adult and went to jail, i would face physical abuse. Spanking is useful is portraying that outcome, without me actually having to go to jail.