Talk to Me About Not Spanking and How.

[JenniferJuniper]

Alright ladies, I'm ousting myself.
I was (am?) a firm believer in spanking - I grew up with infrequent spankings; I remember a few, but my Mum was always calm when she did it, and explained to me why she did afterward, and I always got warned before it happened.

When people would talk to me about spanking I would easily and honestly say: "I needed it." I knew I was the kind of kid who who only refrain from doing X if I knew I was going to get a spank. Having my Mum sit down with me at 3, and explaining the situation wouldn't stop me, I know myself enough to know that.

So what do I do? What if I get a child like me?
Miss E is too tiny to even think about spanking, but what about when she is three?

How do I *not* spank?

((All this being said, I know spanking is hardly a 'catch-all' for discipline for all kids. My brother could care less about a spank, but to put him alone in his bedroom for a few minutes was torture!! So I do know that different things work for different children.))

Peace,
-Jenny