This is one that the left have been talking about for a long time. They believe there's something wrong with hitting children to punish them.
I've got to say, I got hit once or twice as a kid when I deserved it, but it wasn't the first thing my parents would do, it was a last resort, and the fact they were prepared to do it was very significant in my mind as a child.
I'm against hitting as some kind of lazy or abusive parenting when the child interrupts you or something small like that, but surely it should be there as the 'big red button' for a parent?
What do you guys think, is this part of the decline of the west?
I'd be very interested to hear any RVF'ers with an opposing viewpoint.
I've got to say, I got hit once or twice as a kid when I deserved it, but it wasn't the first thing my parents would do, it was a last resort, and the fact they were prepared to do it was very significant in my mind as a child.
I'm against hitting as some kind of lazy or abusive parenting when the child interrupts you or something small like that, but surely it should be there as the 'big red button' for a parent?
What do you guys think, is this part of the decline of the west?
I'd be very interested to hear any RVF'ers with an opposing viewpoint.