Smacking children
May 17th 2012, 10:55 pm
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Re: Smacking children
I think all maths teachers did it- mine had an excellent aim, and like CEM it was always at the person behind me, as I sat at the front. Certainly made the boys stop larking about. (And he did the metre stick thing.)
May 18th 2012, 7:06 am
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Re: Smacking children
Surely there is no rule for this. As surely different children react differently to different punishment. It's all very well someone saying "I never smacked mine and it works fine" and good for them. This doesn't mean that if they tried it with different children it would gain the same response. Each parent has to do what is needed to bring their children up in the correct way. Some children are a lot easier to handle than others.
May 19th 2012, 5:52 am
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Re: Smacking children
Our PE teacher (one of them) would put her hands under the our towels to see if we had been in the shower.
If I were at school now, no way on gods earth would I use communal changing rooms or showers - it would absolutely not happen. I wonder how many teachers do the job because it gives them a chance to perv.
This particular teacher would touch in personal places to see if the girls had been in the shower. Filthy bitch.
If I were at school now, no way on gods earth would I use communal changing rooms or showers - it would absolutely not happen. I wonder how many teachers do the job because it gives them a chance to perv.
This particular teacher would touch in personal places to see if the girls had been in the shower. Filthy bitch.
May 19th 2012, 6:20 am
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Re: Smacking children
I did once. My then six year old son just could not be gotten through to. I wasn't angry just at a loss. It was very ritualised and bothered me more than him. However it seemed to have the desired affect. As I said it was the first and only time. He has turned out to be possibly the least violent man I know, never in a bit of trouble.
May 19th 2012, 8:57 am
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Re: Smacking children
Not a thread on how to then?
Sorry, was looking for some advice.... Can't find a milk crate to stand on to reach mine... And they run so much faster than me....
I'll jog on ... Again
Sorry, was looking for some advice.... Can't find a milk crate to stand on to reach mine... And they run so much faster than me....
I'll jog on ... Again
May 19th 2012, 9:00 am
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Re: Smacking children
May 19th 2012, 9:07 am
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I've Slapped a hand reaching for hot oven, and slapped some legs that had nearly run out in front of a car..... Reaction type of thing..... Saved it for danger..
Cant imagine doing anything so calculated....
May 19th 2012, 9:20 am
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Believe me it sounds far worse than it was. No tears or daddy what have you done. Really I felt far worse than him. One time only. The affect did seem to be positive, and lasting. Not smart just lucky.
May 19th 2012, 9:25 am
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Honestly... I never said never, but tried really hard not to..... Now its too late... All bigger, smarter and faster than me....
May 19th 2012, 9:35 am
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Re: Smacking children
May 19th 2012, 9:51 am
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May 19th 2012, 10:05 am
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Re: Smacking children
May 19th 2012, 10:12 am
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The husband threatens to take Tiddler's door off when she slams it, gets it from me, I in turn come from a family of door slammers, extremely satisfying, anyway where was I? Ahh, yes so anyway I refuse to let him, have to remind him of what a bombsite the room is 99% of the time, don't want to be looking at that if I don't have to.
May 19th 2012, 9:14 pm
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Re: Smacking children
Yeah, but I bet you'd like to
I don't think I'd smack/hit a kid but I do think there's a difference between that and a sharp tap - for eg to prevent a dangerous situation.
I think discipline is the key - in the form of sticking to what you say and always following through. I know someone (certainly not naming any names) who has spent the last 10 years not following through on threats and letting their children run rings around them and always get their own way - and they wonder why the kids are now little sh*ts
