To Smack or Not To Smack (Children 2 y.o.+)

[BellyBelly]

Here's the article by the way

I have also asked people to vote on this topic who already have kids and they are 2+ because I think while you may have some preconceived ideas before you have children, many do change when you do have kids, and I also think these behaviours change in the ages too. I don't know many people who would smack a 6 month old baby but I have seen older kids being smacked. So just trying to get a more accurate picture.

[babygiggles]

I only tap my children on the hands to warn them....

But i could also go into the frustration option too...

Great article Kelly!

[MantaRay]

I think that it's a great article and hope it helps other parents who are struggling to find ways to effectively discipline. The thing that struck me in all the stories is that no-one felt GOOD after smacking - in fact they all felt bad. I can totally relate to this, both DH and I were nearly in tears ourselves each time we smacked Jack, it felt so wrong and so cruel. If smacking had had a postivie effect on Jack's behaviour instead of a negative one, I would have put it down to "mother guilt" and one of things that we have to do as parents that isn't always easy. But given the results, I can truly say that we felt that way for a reason - there are better ways (for us anyway).