Are all todays Grandparents like they are as a result of?

Question

being smacked when they did wrong? I believe traing a child is like training any other young animal. Carrot and stick works.

Do you agree?

Answer 1

I don't know what carrot and stick training is either but I do really believe we should still be punishing our children the same way. Well maybe not so harshly cause I've heard some pretty scary stories. Seriously though, look at society back then and look at it today. Who's discipline methods do you think were more effective?

Answer 2

i think its more to do with teaching there kids right from wrong, we have lost that nower days! parents expect everything and want everything and so do there kids leading to spoilt kids and a bad society! just look at all the kids getting into trouble to day! we deff need to be more involved with how our children are brought up and not blaming everyone else!

Answer 3

experience am a Grandmother of 20 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, mother of 8 children and from a family of seven children.  I was raised in a strict and structured family which so were my own children and my grandchildren and great-grandchildren are all treated equally.  As for discipline for all of my loved ones, I use discussion, time-out, privileges been removed, grounding, and any other measure available at the time but I will tell the child when they are doing something unacceptable what will happen in the event they decide to repeat the action and then I enforce what they were told the consequences will be.  I will admit that there are those that are to quick to "hit" but you have to decide the appropriated discipline for the action.  I feel all measures should be used before the "smack" happens.  Each child has their own way of responding to different measures, take the time to find out what it is that they respond to before hitting them.  But if you tell them "this is going to happen the next time"  follow through so that they learn that you are good to your word. Hitting a child under the age of 3 just isn't acceptable - instead get on their eye level and talk with them and then use time-out if they repeat the action (1 minute for each year of their age).  Carrots are for a snack, rabbits and horses; dogs like to retrieve sticks and they're good for kindling of a fire to toasting marshmallows.

Answer 4

Not sure about the carrot and stick thing...but yes every once in a while spanking a child is an acceptable form of punishment...As long as they are old enough to understand.

Answer 5

being smacked stopped 20 years ago .

look at society today

Answer 6

what do you mean 'like they are'????? Wasn't aware all grandparents were the same. Or that all were smacked regardless of what was acceptable in society.

Not sure what carrot and stick training is, but children are not animals, they are people. Would you rub your child's nose in its nappy to potty train it?