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Welcome to the Spank Out Day 2012 Carnival

This post was written for inclusion in the Second Annual Spank Out Day Carnival hosted by Zoie at TouchstoneZ. Spank Out Day was created by The Center for Effective Discipline to give attention to the need to end corporal punishment of children and to promote non-violent ways of teaching children appropriate behavior. All parents, guardians, and caregivers are encouraged to refrain from hitting children on April 30th each year, and to seek alternative methods of discipline through programs available in community agencies, churches and schools. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants.

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I was spanked as a child. I wasn't beaten,  I wasn't abused. My parents didn't terrorize me. My sister....... Anyway. So Hubby and I never has anything set in mind when we had BamBam.

I guess I always thought that I'd do the same as my parents did.  But I haven't.  Its not that I have negative connotations associated with spanking, I don't.  As I said, I was not scarred in any way.  but the more I get to now my little man, the more he is exactly that... a little man.  He is deserving of love and peace, but most of all respect.

I respect my children. They are willful, and imaginative, and wonderful. They deserve respect. Part of respecting them is to practice peaceful parenting. We don't hit. We use time outs, redirection, and explanations. And I honestly believe that that respect will serve them well. Being respected will allow them to respect others more. And that's really the jest of it, isn't it? Knowing your loved and respected.  That's what everyone wants.




Welcome to the Spank Out Day 2012 Carnival

This post was written for inclusion in the Second Annual Spank Out Day Carnival hosted by Zoie at TouchstoneZ. Spank Out Day was created by The Center for Effective Discipline to give attention to the need to end corporal punishment of children and to promote non-violent ways of teaching children appropriate behavior. All parents, guardians, and caregivers are encouraged to refrain from hitting children on April 30th each year, and to seek alternative methods of discipline through programs available in community agencies, churches and schools. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants.

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