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Originally Posted by Qwertyy
it's unnecessary and in most cases just lazy parenting. it's essentially just a short cut to getting your child to stop doing whatever is upsetting you so much. rather than explain to them what they did and how bad it is, they know a quick smack on the bottom will do all the work for them.
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Except for two things, one explaining what they did and why it is bad can still be done as a follow up after the spank. Two there is a certain age range where explaining doesn't even work. Explaining just gets ignored because they can't fully process that yet.
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Properly understood and administered, spanking is most effective as a deterrent to undesirable behavior for younger preschoolers (but never for infants). That’s because reasoning and taking away privileges often simply don’t work with kids in that age range. As children age, spanking should become even less frequent as other types of consequences are utilized. Spanking should be phased out completely before adolescence.
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Spanking Can Be an Appropriate Form of Child Discipline | Time.com