Spare The Rod And Spoil The Child! That is The Question

We can go back and forth over this for days, weeks, months, years, and maybe even for the rest of our lives, but when is it OK to spank your child?

I ask this question because, it seems that it is never OK to spank your child when he/she/they do anything wrong. I remember when I was growing up, if I had enough nerve to back talk my parents, grandmother, aunts, uncles, or any grown up for that matter, I would have been lying on my back looking up and them while I apologized the the grown up or elder I was back talking. If I did something wrong I was spanked for it, which made me not want to do it again or just not get caught the next time, and God forbid i raised my voice then you probably would not have seen me, for a few days.

So my question to you is When is it OK to Spank Your Child?

Is it OK, when he/she/they are mean and or disrespectful to one another?
Begin to treat you the parent like you where the child?
Back talk or raise his/her voice at or to you?
What about when they go out on a rampage an kill a bunch of kids?
Or maybe it is when they take your car for a joy ride?
How about when they bully other kids?

Obliviously, in these United States, it is frowned upon. and I do understand why, because some folks are as well as can be abusive,  not to mention they can get way out of hand, but what about a regular spanking.

but what exactly is a regular spanking? I cannot answer that question, because when I was growing up, when I got a spanking it was with a belt, or switch, but it never lasted long, as well as it was over in like two minutes. It was just enough to let me know that I had did wrong, and that kind of behavior was not happen again.

If you consider yourself a Christian, or you follow your bible, do you not remember Proverbs 13:24 which states "  He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes."  This does mean that you should spank your child or children until he/she/they are unconscious, but it gives them the understanding that they did something that warrants an appropriate reprimand. Look at Proverbs 29:15 which states "A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother."

Also look at Proverbs 13:1 or 10:13 All verses, were Quoted From BibleGateway.com

Again, I am not saying to spank your children senseless, but I think that maybe just maybe,  time outs can only go so far.  What Do you Think?

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