What does spanking teach children?
It may be teaching them to hit others who are weaker and smaller when they have problems. It may be teaching our children to solve problems with violence. Do you spank when you are angry? Injuries can happen to children when parents and caregivers spank children when they are angry. Do children learn better behavior from spanking? Children are only likely to stop a behavior when the spanking adult is nearby. It doesn’t teach them better behavior. Here are Some Things to Think About Will you still be able to spank your child when he or she is a teenager? Children eventually get too big to spank. How will you discipline your teenager if spanking is the way you usually discipline him or her now? How does spanking make your child feel? Spanking often makes children angry. It makes them feel they are bad … Children learn what they live. Consider explaining and reasoning to children when they misbehave. They will grow up using words to solve problems instead of hitting. see also: Stop Span
