Why do parent's hit their kids in public?

Question

Smack them you know? Giving them hidings etc.

Answer 1

Who knows, some parents find it the only way to control a child by over powering them and trying to make them afraid to get into trouble.  

Answer 2

you know why!

:DD.

they deserve it;DD.

haha j/k. sorry but this question made me laugh.

Answer 3

Because they aren't very good at parenting.

Hitting is never right. We teach our kids that, we have laws against it, and I think it is especially true in the case of our children.

I don't care if it is a beating or a slap on the face, I do not agree with hitting children at all. There are plenty of ways to discipline children and teach them right from wrong without resorting to violence, even if you are in public and embarrassed.  

Answer 4

Ya - great question.  I thing you'd find that these parents are terrified that their children will do something to shame THEM - like tip something over at the grocery store.

Also they want to demonstrate that they're strict parents - otherwise they wouldn't make a show out of slapping their kids around in public.  They think that their stupid "strictness" is highly laudable by others .

Answer 5

for real

sometimes children can get annoying

and if you dont smack then to assure them your not playing around

and that they need to stop what they are doing they will take advantage of you; if you sit there and let your child misbehave or if you smack them

people would still judge you as a bad parent

Answer 6

as a mom, children (younger ones) will test their boundaries to see what they can do around others. they may think, oh mom won't spank me with others looking. so they have to learn that bad behavior will not be accepted in public.  NOT A BEATING. but a lite spank to get it through.  

Answer 7

Sometimes when children misbehave an immediate reaction is called for, and that may well be a smack or two on the bottom. I have so far managed to avoid spanking my daughters in public, but I told them that they would get it at home, and they did.

Answer 8

Because they probably routinely hit all the time -- home, public and everywhere else.

Some parents have no control over their kids and the kids misbehave because their parents never taught them respect and patience, etc....

I think all kids act out once in a while in public.  The kids whose parents respected them first by teaching them good manners as toddlers, are consistent with their rules, are usually more well-behaved.

at least, that's what i think.

Answer 9

Cause they don't know how to control there kids.

Answer 10

Its embarrassing to be in a situation where you have to be reprimanded in public.It will definitely teach them not to do it again.

Answer 11

Because they are acting up

Answer 12

Because they're being naughty. And if parents never smack their kids in public, then the kids will play up even more when they're out because they'll know they're not going to be punished for it.