Spanking
June 18th, 2009 at 11:47 am by Michelle Muscatello under General Talk
Did you see the picture of Kate Goselin supposedly spanking one of the sextuplets?
First of all, I feel bad for the lady… she’s chasing around 8 kids when her husband’s decided to take a subbatical from parenting and the limelight. I am sure she’s frazzled. Being chased by the papparazzi must fray your nerves. But is it appropriate for her to be spanking her daughter (apparently the girl was blowing a whistle when she was told not to)?
We talked about it on the Rhode Show this morning…. you can watch the clip here.
My brothers and I were spanked on rare occasion growing up… but more often than not, it was the threat of spankings that would really get our attention. I think an occasional light tap is ok… but I don’t agree with spanking or hitting that is done to cause pain or to take out your own aggression or frustration on your children. Any thoughts?
Michelle Muscatello is the Morning and Noon Meteorologist for Eyewitness News. She is also a brand new mom to son, Charlie. She'll be blogging about all the adventures and sur...
I agree with you Michelle, no one should hit/ spank a child out of frustration or to really hurt them. BUT – A spank in the butt once in awhile to get their attention I think is ok.
GrammieGail
I spank my kids if things escalate past the brink. If DCYF or anyone else thinks they can do a better job at taking care of my kids, I would like to see it. I was raised with a wooden spoon that sat on the table that was not used for food. I think a spanking with a hand is a cake walk. People need to find more important things to watch like the wonderful recession that is emptying our pockets.
“Spare the rod, spoil the child” comes to mind. I observe an awful lot of disrespectful youngsters out and about and can’t help from thinking that a few swats on the back side would of done them a world of good.