a spanking question for spankers

[NandaB]

So the thread about the wackadoodle who spanked for not sleeping got me wondering...

I think the general consensus was that it was an inappropriate reason to spank. But it made me wonder- what you consider a spankable offense?

I'm not trying to have a debate about the merits of spanking. It is not something we are going to do. What I am curious about is IF you spank, what do you spank for?

*And now I have typed/said spank so much it is no longer a word.

[EloiseWeenie]

For me, the only time I've spanked has been when every other form of discipline has failed. He's only been spanked a few times, and the last time was when he was acting in a tantrumy rampage. It actually got his attention and he was willing to listen to me afterwards. Again, I'm not a fan of spanking, but sometimes you are at the end of your rope and nothing else seems to work. He typically responds the best to time out.

[camelblossom]

I have spanked DD once, and she is 2. It was for running away from me at the library. We believe in spanking, but only for dangerous behavior. We also want to do it so infrequently that it is very memorable.

[NandaB]

Thanks for sharing guys :-)

[marissa]

I've spanked a few times. Honestly I HATE doing it. I spanked my oldest son when he let go of my hand and ran across a parking lot. I spanked one of our twins last year when he ran in front of Christopher's school bus. I will only pull out a spank when there is something very dangerous that is going on.

[meatywienert]

Jun 4, 2012 15:38:47 GMT -5 camelblossom said:

I have spanked DD once, and she is 2. It was for running away from me at the library. We believe in spanking, but only for dangerous behavior. We also want to do it so infrequently that it is very memorable.

Yeah, I think I only remember spanking my older ds once and it was because he run from me into the street. He was doing something that was dangerous and was he old enough to know not to do. I still felt bad.

[jenna]

We haven't yet, but I would give E a swat if he ran away from me in a dangerous situation - parking lot, street, etc.

[statlerwaldorf]

DD has only been spanked a few times. For us, it has to be a dangerous offense like running out into the street or trying to touch the stove. We don't use it as a common form of discipline. When she was younger and non verbal, sometimes I would swat her hand to show her something was wrong, but it didn't hurt.