This image and quote I see floating all over Facebook has always bothered me. I was about to comment on the persons post, but decided through better judgement I should rather voice my opinion through my own blog and not offend her/him with any of my own ideas. It's easier this way. Still I feel like this image needs to be addressed. I wholeheartedly disagree with this. No amount of persuasion will lead me to agree. If you were spanked as a child and have respect, which does not stem or is based in fear, than I believe this more likely a correlation, which is not causation.
There are many reasons spanking is dying out in parenting methods. My parents, whom were spanked as children, did not spank me nor did they my siblings. Spanking may command respect, but often out of fear and or hatred. Simply as one would not hit another student on a playground who has cheated at kickball, a parent should not hit their child for misbehavior. After many spankings, it can become an insignificant discipline.
I feel that this campaign, if you would like to call it that, is based in ignorance. I would hope that the people reposting this are not privy to cases in which spanking has been so severe it has emotionally impacted the individual or that they are not aware of other effective parenting methods. I think this campaign is based in the assumption that our youth population is not disciplined enough or are disrespectful. However, effective discipline should come from a place of love and caring and respect is not an enforced rule, but a result of knowledge and learning.
I agree that this is my opinion and everyone is entitled to their own. If you would like to share yours, whether it is different or similar to my own, please do, but I ask that you do so in a respectful manner and demonstrate that their is value and reason in others opinion.
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