Current Events > It's ok to beat your kid with a belt.

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I called cps on someone for this because my job makes me, but cps didn't care.

Eh my dad would spank my brother and I with a belt growing up sometimes
I don't hate him and dont hate that he did it
But I wouldnt with my kids

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i know that the feds look for the child to say something like they don't want to live with their parents anymore. it's possible they were asked this question and said they loved their parents. well it's just possible.

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Depends on the kid.

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The Trent posted...

Eh my dad would spank my brother and I with a belt growing up sometimes
I don't hate him and dont hate that he did it
But I wouldnt with my kids

Same with my mom but not really with a belt. Used her hands a bunch

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I only got the belt once when I told my mom the spank didnt hurt. Never got the belt again after that

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dib153 posted...

I only got the belt once when I told my mom the spank didnt hurt. Never got the belt again after that

My ma would just report me to my dad after I told her that, he'd make sure it did.

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vigorm0rtis posted...

My ma would just report me to my dad after I told her that, he'd make sure it did.

*bruce the shark voice* I nevah knew my fathah

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No wtf. It's ok to beat your kids for the belt though, if you're the no. 1 contender

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I got beat by a belt. I grew up respecting others.

....Wait. No, that's not right.
I grew up being grudgeful, asocial, and disliking my father.

Shockingly, pain wasn't very good at teaching me positive behavior.

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Nevermind. Not the right place for that video. My bad.

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As long as it doesn't leave a bruise, it's ok.

I cant imagine my parents hitting me with a belt. Me and my brother would hit eachother as hard as we could with erector set pieces and matchbox cars for fun. Wtf could a belt do?

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I was beaten across the back and ass with an oar
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If my kid was being a little shithead and talking or grounding didn't work, then you bet I'm gonna whip the piss right out of them.

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Jiek_Fafn posted...

I cant imagine my parents hitting me with a belt. Me and my brother would hit eachother as hard as we could with erector set pieces and matchbox cars for fun. Wtf could a belt do?

You know how if you flick a towel just right, the tip speeds up super fast and it stings like a mofo?

Imagine the towel is made of leather.

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Ehhh. Kinda? My parents beat me with a belt but it didn't leave any mental impact. They did far worse via sheer, well-meaning ignorance.

Also I'm a sadomasochist now, but I think that was before the belt.

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DevsChum posted...

You know how if you flick a towel just right, the tip speeds up super fast and it stings like a mofo?

Imagine the towel is made of leather.

No one hitting a child with a belt is using it like Indiana Jones. They roll it over itself. A Hotwheel track would cause more pain.

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Jiek_Fafn posted...

No one hitting a child with a belt is using it like Indiana Jones. They roll it over itself. A Hotwheel track would cause more pain.

A hotwheel track would not cause more pain. My sister and I used to beat each other with those.

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hey, kid with underdeveloped brain that doesn't understand things, i know what'll get you to grasp the concepts of the things that might not stick with you because...you know...your brain isn't developed yet. violence.

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Anyone that thinks it is shouldn't have kids

Yup

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Yikes at the responses itt.

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Daddy aint raising no bitch

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Can't recall my mother ever beating me with anything besides her hand. I do remember my older sister coming home late one night and getting whacked with my tennis racket, though.

Good times.

i was hit by a belt as a kid and it did absolutely nothing to me except make me upset. i think thats the case with a lot of kids; having stuff you like taken away or fun stuff disallowed was always always way more effective a punishment to me

its kind of amusing to me that most of the people i see that endorse physical punishment for kids that i know irl are some of the people who are the most fucked up and miserable people ive ever met, which makes me question why theyd want anyone to be like them. they also tend to be older people, and i wouldnt be surprised if it was more effective for them because less opportunity for alternative punishment existed back then

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Depends as long as it's not done to harshly. If I have children I don't plan on doing it though unless it's absolutely necessary

I wasn't beaten by my Mother or Father at all growing up I've had family members that were though

Yea, becuase sometimes, or most of the time trying to explain the implications of a wrong to a child and the impact it has on others and their future is a futile effort. But every kid understands a good a** whooping,

And speaking of a** woopings it's a pretty good alternative to locking youths away for most of their adult life. Singapore certainly has proven it's a effective system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yih_MiIFVbc

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Prismsblade posted...

Yea, becuase sometimes, or most of the time trying to explain the implications of a wrong to a child and the impact it has on others and their future is a futile effort. But every kid understands a good a** whooping,

That's not how it works. Obedience through fear is a thing, but it's short term satisfaction in exchange for long term damage.

Prismsblade posted...

And speaking of a** woopings it's a pretty good alternative to locking youths away for most of their adult life. Singapore certainly has proven it's a effective system

What? Most kids are normal. If they're misbehaving, they'll eventually learn through other discipline means.

If your child is at the point that you have to physically hurt them to stop xyz behavior, it's likely because of shitty attitudes and behaviors passed down by the parent, or in many cases, meaning they have behavioral issues that need professional attention. Not a beating.

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Its textbook physical abuse.

Im not saying it merits immediate removal of the child from the home, but its horribly antiquated and needs to go.

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Blackstar110 posted...

Its textbook physical abuse.

Im not saying it merits immediate removal of the child from the home, but its horribly antiquated and needs to go.

Depends on how it's done. Again, no bruising then it's a good learning tool. Anything past that is abuse

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My dad used to threaten my with a belt, but I don't think he ever used it. I'm ok with spanking, but using a weapon crosses the line imo

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Lost_All_Senses posted...

Nevermind. Not the right place for that video. My bad.

What video?

InfinityMonster posted...

That's not how it works. Obedience through fear is a thing, but it's short term satisfaction in exchange for long term damage.

Theres to many examples of it working to the contrary to disregard it as a failed method that causes long term damage just becuase you dislike it.

InfinityMonster posted...

What? Most kids are normal. If they're misbehaving, they'll eventually learn through other discipline means.

If your child is at the point that you have to physically hurt them to stop xyz behavior, it's likely because of s***ty attitudes and behaviors passed down by the parent, or in many cases, meaning they have behavioral issues that need professional attention. Not a beating.

And some children are incredibly hard headed, inherently bratty, and do not respond well to or at all to certain, non physical disciplinary methods.

I cant stress this enough but beatings are not a go to, immediate punishment when kids misbehave. They are used either as a warning or last resort. Of course after the parents have properly explained why it's bad, they shouldn't do this or that, and what may happen.

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I was choked and beat with a fist until I threatened to kill him in his sleep while holding a shard of broken glass from our front window that I just busted out

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Thats how most kids in my generation had it, but its not the way I would/will do things.

times change and theres literally so much stuff to take away (phone, video games, etc.) that it would be too much.

when I was growing up, my parents took away games, then going outside, and if I was still bad then I might get the belt

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Blackstar110 posted...

Its textbook physical abuse.

Im not saying it merits immediate removal of the child from the home, but its horribly antiquated and needs to go.

Well it's alright with cps. I feel bad for this kid.

nope. emotional abuse only.

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restriction, grounding. doesn't have to use physical violence and it gets the point across not to do a certain thing.
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Belt is probably a bit much but if kids arent afraid of consequences for misbehaving then they won't turn out respectful.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J33HdkLjw6Q

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Cocytus posted...

What video?

he posted a video on page 1

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I got hit with belts, sticks, wooden spoons, had a shovel thrown at me, etc

I also happen to have no happy childhood memories but I remember every bad thing in detail

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I mostly got hand spanks from grandparents and on occasion, a Donald duck paddle ball paddle from Grandma (ball missing).
Belt rarely.
All on butt of course, and never hard enough to do more than sting a bit.

The worst part was the talk my grandpa would give, a well meaning, kind, helpful talk about why what I did was wrong.
...it was the most dreadful boring thing for my ADD child mind, and was equal punishment.

I still love my grandparents dearly and don't think any less of them.

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Prismsblade posted...

Theres to many examples of it working to the contrary to disregard it as a failed method that causes long term damage just becuase you dislike it.

Obviously. The point is that fear and obedience DOES work. It also causes long term damage. Every study done on this confirms it. I don't see a single study saying it's beneficial. It's just some BS ignorant parents believe.

Prismsblade posted...

And some children are incredibly hard headed, inherently bratty, and do not respond well to or at all to certain, non physical disciplinary methods.

Yes, they're called behavioral issues that need professional intervention. Again, anything inherent comes from the parent.

Prismsblade posted...

I cant stress this enough but beatings are not a go to, immediate punishment when kids misbehave. They are used either as a warning or last resort. Of course after the parents have properly explained why it's bad, they shouldn't do this or that, and what may happen.

Yeah, sorry. This is not backed by any science. Just stuff people believe works.

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Umbreon posted...

I got beat by a belt. I grew up respecting others.

....Wait. No, that's not right.
I grew up being grudgeful, asocial, and disliking my father.

Shockingly, pain wasn't very good at teaching me positive behavior.

Maybe I should've given you more pain and that would've fixed that mouth of yours, boy.

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