Discussing discipline

If you spank your kid you will harm their self-esteem. If you spank your kid you will tell them that violence is okay. If you spank your kid they will become enraged later in life.
These are all arguments against what is called "punishing" as opposed to discipline. I would love to hear from those out there who were spank as a child and what if you would do so in discipline for your child. I for one was spank on occasion, and to this day feel no ill effects from it. If one would look at the way most kids are being raised now and the entitlement that they are told to feel. I believe you could link that with the increase of violence in schools and with disrespect for others. You see we are telling kids that they are the most important thing in the world and that their needs must be met. If they ever feel slighted that it's not okay and they have a right to complain about it, and do something about it. The call to be held responsible for ones actions has been lessoned and almost done away with. We do not call teenagners to a higher standard and maturity. They are just told to feel good about themselves. I ask you this: have you ever in a job interview been asked how they could make you feel happy about yourself? NO! They always ask you what contribution you are going to make to the office, construction site, or industry. They are not interested in your happiness one bit, they only care if you can contribute to the job in a positive way.

Dr. John Rosemond
Parents are responsible for their children's education and discipline. Some just don't get it! If you are expecting your children's school to teach them right and wrong you're in for a wild ride.

Police Detective Robert R. Surgenor
"For years, I have compiled statistics that indicate when parents eliminate corporal punishment from their discipline plan, the child grows up with an attitude of "no fear." Even when the parent is diligent in other areas of discipline, such as taking away privileges and grounding, when that one element of discipline, spanking, is taken away, the parent usually experiences defiance problems throughout the teen years."

As one read all this one might say; what a tangent he went on! And you'd be right.
I say all these things realizing that these are just symptoms of the real issue and that is that we live in a world that is dead and does not even know it. They reject God and say we are all we need, than wonder why we see things like columbine and men like the unibomber. They then ask how could God exist if all these bad things happen? I ask you...if you tell God to go and He leaves who than is responsible for what goes on in the world around us? That's like telling the mechanic to leave and then complaining because your car isn't fixed. Anyway, I digress, Hope you all hate this post and want to tell me like it is!!

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