alternatives to spanking

Alternatives to spanking My friend Amber’s daughter Sara who is in the first grade was suspended from school for hitting her teacher. Amber was outraged; she stormed down to the school to get Sara. The teacher explained to Amber what had happened and that they will not put up with that kind of behavior. Amber took Sara home and started yelling for her to pull down her pants because she was going to be …

…punishments for children are one where they actually have to think long and hard about what they did. Spanking or hitting your child is not a productive punishing tool. All it does is teach your child to be violent. There are many other ways to punish your child besides hitting them. Taking things away from them, putting them on restriction, and making them do extra chores around the house are all good not violent punishments.