Mapping Corporal Punishment in Florida Schools

These days parents want to be their child’s friend rather than their parent and often do not give consequences for their child’s misbehavior at school.  In school suspension, out of school suspension, detention, silent lunch– consequences the school gives, do not work, nor have they proven effective to correct misbehavior.  Neither has positive reinforcement, such as special treats, awards, recognization, etc to those that display proper behavior.  If Paddling allows the child to change their behavior to a more socially acceptable behavior, then paddle away— and if you don’t want your child paddled– then discipline them!  Stop being a softy, take away the cell phone, ipod, xbox, playstation, clothes, computer, tablet, etc for a good amount of time and STICK to it!!  If parents parented then paddling wouldn’t be necessary.

All I’m going to say is if I found out a teacher put their hands on one of my children they better get ready to step to me because it would be ON. I am the parent, it is MY job to decide the appropriate punishment and it is the teachers job to educate according to the states standards. My two children are 4 and 7 and both are incredibly well behaved…have I spanked them? Sure, once or twice. While I don’t buy into the new age parenting nonsense (and I think the way society is in general gives testament to the term “nonsense”), I do believe that corporal punishment should be reserved only for situations that honestly call for it as it becomes ineffective (and in fact usually has the reverse of the desired intention) when it is used as the primary means of discipline.